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Epidemiologic Hearing Studies in the USSR
Samuel Rosen, MD;
Nicolai Preobrajensky;
Simeon Khechinashvili;
Igor Glazunov;
Nicolai Kipshidze;
Helen V. Rosen
Arch Otolaryngol. 1970;91(5):424-428.
Abstract
Previous studies in many areas of the world have shown that where there is a high incidence of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and high intake of saturated fats the cholesterol levels tend to be high, and hearing levels tend to be reduced. This was dramatically demonstrated in Finland.
Studies in two areas of the Soviet Union again show that in one, Moscow, the higher incidence of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and higher cholesterol levels is accompanied by lower levels of hearing. In the second area, the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, the incidence of the above factors is lower and the hearing levels are better than those of Moscow.
Otological participation in epidemiological studies of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease is a relatively new development. The organ of hearing, a very sensitive indicator, may give us a first clue to the cardiovascular state.
Author Affiliations
New York; Moscow; Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR; Moscow; Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR; New York
From the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York (Dr. Rosen); the ENT Clinic, 1st Medical Institute, Moscow (Professor Preobrajensky); the ENT Clinic, Institute of Medical Post-Graduate Training, Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR (Professor Khechinashvili); the Institute of Therapy, Academy of Medical Science (Dr. Glazunov); and the Tbilisi Institute of Experimental and Clinical Therapy, Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR (Professor Kipshidze).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 20, 1970.
Reprint requests to 101 E 73rd St, New York 10021 (Dr. Rosen).
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