Vol. 20 Issue No. 2 September 2025 / Article

THE BURDEN OF HEARING LOSS AMONG HEAD TRAUMA PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN NORTH-WESTERN NIGERIA

Usamatu A
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
Osma2007abdul@yahoo.com

Iseh KR

Ismail NJ

Aliyu D

Amutta SB

Abdullahi M

Yaroko AA

Adeyeye FM

Umar SY

Koko AM

Abubakar Y

Hamza MA

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Head injuries often result in mortality, morbidity, and lasting neurological disability, including hearing impairment. This study aimed to determine the Prevalence of Hearing Loss among head-injured Patients at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional prospective study involving 80 head-injured patients and 80 controls. Pure tone hearing thresholds were measured and analysed using IBM-SPSS version 25.0. RESULTS: The mean age for head-injured patients and controls was 31.93  12.90 years and 32.16  13.05 years, respectively (P = 0.817). Among the head-injured patients, 68 (85.0%) were males and 12 (15.0%) were females. Among the controls, 67 (83.8%) were males, and 13 (16.2%) were females, with M: F 5.6:1. Head-injured patients had worse hearing thresholds than controls, with a prevalence of 35.0% and 60.0% in their better ears and worse ears, respectively, compared to 11.3% and 27.5% in the better ears and worse ears of the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in the hearing status of head-injured patients compared to the controls (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The study found a significant difference in hearing status between head-injured patients and controls. The prevalence of hearing loss was higher among head-injured patients. These findings underscore the significance of audiological evaluation in patients with head injuries. KEYWORDS: Pure Tone Audiometry, Head injury, Hearing threshold, Sokoto, Nigeria.

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2025-09-02

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Usamatu A, Iseh KR, Ismail NJ, Amutta SB, Aliyu D, Abdullahi M, Yaroko AA, Adeyeye FM, Umar SY, Koko AM, Abubakar Y, Hamza MA. The Burden of hearing loss among head trauma patients in a tertiary hospital in North-western Nigeria. Nigerian J Otorhinolaryngol 2025; 20(2): 1-5

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