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Reported hearing impairment in essential tremor: a population-based case-control study

Benito-Leon, Julian; Louis, Elan D.; Bermejo-Pareja, Felix

In a population-based sample, we determined whether a larger proportion of essential tremor (ET) cases reported hearing impairment compared with controls. Ninety-six (38.7%) of 248 ET cases versus 1,371 (29.4%) of 4,669 controls (p = 0.002) reported hearing impairment. In a logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, gender, educational level, depressive symptoms, and dementia, participants who reported hearing impairment were 30% more likely to suffer from ET than were controls (odds ratio 1.3; 95% confidence interval 1.01-1.7; p = 0.04). ET seemed to be associated with reported hearing impairment. The basis for this finding, which has been noted in several studies, deserves further exploration.

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Neuroepidemiology
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https://doi.org/10.1159/000112463

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Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders
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March 11, 2014