PENGARUH HIPERTENSI TERHADAP KEJADIAN PRESBIAKUSIS PADA LANSIA DI RS PKU MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA
Abstract
Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss is a common cause of
hearing loss in elderly worldwide. Presbycusis usually happens slowly over many
years. It often occurs in both ears at the same time. In some cases, people are not
aware of the change right away. The risk factors of presbycusis such as age,
gender, hypertension, and stage hypertension. Hypertension can cause
presbycusis because it can cause stress to the endothelium which will cause
damage to the blood vessels, which ultimately causes damage to the organ of
hearing.
Objective : To prove that age, gender, hypertension and stage hypertension is a
risk factors of presbycusis at RS PKU Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta.
Method : This research is a analytical observational study with case control
design. The study was conducted at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital in Yogyakarta
during the month of june 2015 to october 2015. It was found 40 subjects who meet
the criteria for inclusion and exclusion. The data used audiometric results. This
data is analyzed using SPSS.
Result : From the results of research conducted at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital
in Yogyakarta, a group of risk factors of age have a significant relationship to the
occurrence presbiakusis, group of risk factors of hypertension has a significant
relationship to the occurrence presbiakusis, group of risk factors of the degree of
hypertension has a significant relationship to the occurrence presbiakusis, and
the group of risk factor of gender has no significant relationship to the occurrence
presbiakusis.
Conclusion : Age, hypertension, and stage hypertension were the risk factors of
presbycusis but Gender were not the risk factors of presycusis