Relationship Between Hydrocephalus and Endolymphatic Hydrops

N/ANot Yet RecruitingNCT07003152

Sohag University20 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this observational study is to assess the prevalence of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with hydrocephalus and assess the auditory functions in patients with hydrocephalus including male and female with 20-60 year age groups. it aims to assess the prevalence of endolymphatic hydrops in patients with hydrocephalus and to assess the auditory functions in patients with hydrocephalus

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Hydrocephalus

Interventions

diagnosis of endolymphatic hydrops in hydrocephalus patientsDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

the hydrocephalus could be associated with endolymphatic hydrops, this study designed to show the relationship between both of these diseases by special tests for diagnosis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patients will be diagnosed with hydrocephalus through the neurosurgery department of the same hospital, Exclusion criteria: * History of ear diseases * History of DM or Hypertension * History of Ototoxic drug intake. * Congenital anomalies of the auricle or external auditory meatus. * History of hereditary hearing loss in the family * History of noise exposure * Other neurological problems apart from hydrocephalus Exclusion Criteria: \-

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

hearing assessment

pure-tone audiometry (air conduction and bone conduction) will be done in a clinical soud-isolatedaudiometry room using two-channel diagnostic audiometer model otopront (90 D-65329 Hohenstein, Germany)

Time frame: 16 weeks

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