Authors : Dr. Paras Singhal; Dr. Shatakshi Dubey; Dr. Ashray Jain

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26jun1710

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Abstract : Background One of the most common aural symptoms is the condition of tinnitus where a person hears a sound despite there being no external stimulus. New data seems to indicate that metabolic and vascular causes especially hypercholesterolemia might lead to cochlear dysfunction and the onset of tinnitus.  Purpose The study aims to assess the correlation between hypercholesterolemia and tinnitus and the metabolic and vascular risk factors associated with the circumstance in patients attending a tertiary care facility.  Methods The study was a prospective case control study with 240 participants to represent 120 patients with tinnitus and 120 age and gender-matched controls without tinnitus. All of the participants received a detailed clinical examination, audiological examination, and estimation of the fasting serum lipid profile. The lipid parameters that were measured were total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and triglycerides. The statistical analysis was done using descriptive and inferential statistics through the application of logistic regression in finding out the independent predictors of tinnitus.

Keywords : Tinnitus, Hypercholesterolemia, Lipid Profile, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Cochlear Microcirculation.

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