B Ulusoy1, K Bozdemir2, M Akyol3, H I Mişe4, A Kutluhan2, M H Korkmaz2. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology,Faculty of Medicine,Selçuk University,Konya,Turkey. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology,Faculty of Medicine,Yıldırım Beyazıt University,Ankara,Turkey. 3. Department of Biostatistics,Faculty of Medicine,Yıldırım Beyazıt University,Ankara,Turkey. 4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology,Kaçkar State Hospital,Rize,Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate patients with tinnitus in terms of mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width, and to explore neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, recently reported in the literature as being possible inflammation markers. METHODS: This study comprised 64 tinnitus patients and 64 age-matched healthy controls. Statistical significance level was accepted as p < 0.05. RESULTS: Mean platelet volume (t = 3.245, p = 0.002) and platelet distribution width (Z = 3.945, p < 0.001) were significantly higher in the patient group than the control group. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that a prothrombotic condition might play a role in the pathophysiology of tinnitus.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate patients with tinnitus in terms of mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width, and to explore neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, recently reported in the literature as being possible inflammation markers. METHODS: This study comprised 64 tinnituspatients and 64 age-matched healthy controls. Statistical significance level was accepted as p < 0.05. RESULTS: Mean platelet volume (t = 3.245, p = 0.002) and platelet distribution width (Z = 3.945, p < 0.001) were significantly higher in the patient group than the control group. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that a prothrombotic condition might play a role in the pathophysiology of tinnitus.
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Keywords:
Clinical Marker; Inflammation; Mean Platelet Volume; Thrombosis; Tinnitus