Negative Association of Hepatitis B Virus With Hearing Impairment

American Journal of Audiology
Skm Azizul IslamSeong-Su Moon

Abstract

Hearing impairment is one of the most common chronic diseases causing deterioration of the quality of life in elderly individuals. Several viral infections have been suggested to cause hearing impairment. We investigated association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection with hearing impairment using a representative sample of the Korean population. Participants included 6,583 men and 8,702 women, who were ≥ 20 years of age from the Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys of the Korean population (2010-2012). Air-conduction pure-tone thresholds were measured in a soundproof booth using an automatic audiometer for each ear at 6 frequencies (500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 6000 Hz). An audiometric test and a laboratory examination, including an HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) test, were performed. Subjects who are HBsAg positive had lower average of pure-tone thresholds and lower prevalence of hearing impairment at both low/mid and high frequency compared with those without. Adjusted means of hearing thresholds were also lower among subjects who are HBsAg positive compared with subjects who are HBsAg negative. After the adjustment for age and gender, the odds of high-frequency mild hearing impairment were lower for s...Continue Reading

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