Sensorineural hearing loss in children with sickle cell anemia and its association with endothelial dysfunction.

Mara Renata Rissatto LagoLuciene da Cruz FernandesIsa Menezes LyraRegina Terse Ramos Rozana Santos TeixeiraCristina SallesAna Marice Teixeira Ladeia

Published in: Hematology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2018)

SNHL is a common complication in SCA; furthermore, this study identified a significant association between ED and SNHL. Damage to the vascular endothelium because of inflammation in SCA reduced blood flow in the inner ear. Thus, this circulatory disorder culminates in vaso-occlusive process and induces auditory disorders, such as SNHL.

Keyphrases

blood flow
oxidative stress
sickle cell disease
emergency department
chronic kidney disease
nitric oxide
young adults
working memory
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
iron deficiency
hearing loss