Relationship between serum magnesium level and subjective tinnitus

Year 2016, Volume: 26 Issue: 4, 225 - 227, 10.09.2016

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims to assess the relationship between serum magnesium level and bilateral subjective tinnitus. Patients and Methods: The study included a total of 76 patients 36 males, 40 females; mean age 48.5±6.5 years; range 43 to 65 years suffering from severe bilateral subjective tinnitus accepted as severe and catastrophic according to tinnitus severity index as the study group and 86 healthy participants 42 males, 44 females; mean age 43.8±7.3 years; range 40 to 61 years as the control group. Serum magnesium levels of both groups were measured and compared statistically. Results: The serum magnesium concentration was significantly lower in the study group compared to the control group 1.8±0.2 vs. 2.3±0.4 mg/dL, p=0.03 . Conclusion: The significant association between serum magnesium level and tinnitus shows the importance of magnesium in the pathophysiology of subjective tinnitus.

Keywords

Magnesium, pathophysiology, subjective tinnitus

Serum magnezyum düzeyi ve subjektif tinnitus arasındaki ilişki

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, serum magnezyum düzeyi ve iki taraflı subjektif tinnitus arasındaki ilişki araştırıldı.Hastalar ve Yöntemler: İki taraflı şiddetli tinnitus yakınması tinnitus şiddet indeksine göre şiddetli ve dayanılmaz olarak kabul edilen olan toplam 76 hasta 36 erkek, 40 kadın; ort. yaş 48.5±6.5 yıl; dağılım 43-65 yıl çalışma grubu ve 86 sağlıklı katılımcı 42 erkek, 44 kadın; ort. yaş 43.8±7.3 yıl; dağılım 40-61 yıl kontrol grubu olarak çalışmaya dahil edildi. Her iki grubun serum magnezyum düzeyleri ölçüldü ve istatistiksel olarak karşılaştırıldı.Bulgular: Serum magnezyum konsantrasyonu, kontrol grubu ile karşılaştırıldığında çalışma grubunda anlamlı olarak düşük bulundu 2.3±0.4 m/dL’ye karşın 1.8±0.2, p=0.03 .Sonuç: Serum magnezyum düzeyi ile tinnitus arasındaki anlamlı ilişki subjektif tinnitus patofizyolojisinde magnezyumun önemini göstermektedir

Keywords

Magnezyum, patofizyoloji, subjektif tinnitus

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