Prospective Study of Alcohol Use and Effect of Acoustic Stimulus with Different Tone in Alcoholic Men
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
National Sample Survey (NSS) reported that top most reason of sensory deficit and second most common cause of disability in Indian households is hearing disability.The development of hearing loss is influenced by various factors and role of alcohol consumption has been reported in previous studies but inconsistent results were found in the past related studies. So the present study was planned to study response to acoustic stimuli with different tone on alcoholics using a reaction time apparatus. It was done on 60 subjects of which 30 were included in study group and 30 were in control group.The chronic alcoholics were diagnosed on basis of history examination and Alcohol Use Disorder Screening Test. The findings revealed that the reaction time to acoustic stimuli significantly increased (p- 0.0001)in the study group compared to the control.It can be concluded that there is an increased response when acoustic stimuli with different tone is presented .This increase can be attributed to the nerve damage caused by dietary deficiencies as well as because of the direct damage of ethanol by oxidative stress on tissues .Thus we can say that there is a need to highlight the steps towards motivating and developing a positive attitude for abstinence. Keywords:chronic alcoholics, hearing loss, acoustic stimuli, oxidative stress
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KaurVishav deep, Walia Lily, Grewal Simran, Nagpal Sangeeta
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