Hearing loss among adults with sickle cell disease in an endemic region: a prospective case-control study

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common disease in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. One of the underreported complications of sickle cell disease is sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of SNHL in patients with sickle cell...

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Main Author: Ibrahim Al Jabr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2016-03-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2016.135