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Stroke risks factors in tinnitus patients

The aim of the study was to evaluate the occurrence of stroke risk factors in patients suffering from tinnitus. We tested 48 persons with subjective, cochlear tinnitus patients (35 women and 14 men) aged 28-66 years. All subjects had a complete neurootologic examination with medical history, standard blood testing, audiometric and vestibular testing. Color Doppler Flow Imaging of carotid and vertebral arteries and Transcranial Doppler was also performed. The most common risk factors for stroke: hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and smoking, were significantly moer often in the patients than in the control group. Patients with tinnitus had significantly more often vertebrobasilar insufficiency, evaluated by Transcranial Doppler. These results show that identification of stroke risk factors may lead to prevention or effective treatment of cochlear tinnitus.

tinnitus; cerebrovascular desease; transcranial doppler; vertebrobasilar insuffiency

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