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August 10, 2026Movement Disorders Clinical PracticeOpen Access

The Incidence of Sensorineural Hearing Loss Diagnoses in People with and without Parkinson's Disease

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KHKaisa HokkinenADAarno DietzPLPasi Lampela

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Overview

Nationwide register-based study evaluates SNHL diagnoses related to Parkinson's Disease, suggesting care deprioritization.

Key Points

  • To evaluate how diagnosed Parkinson's Disease affects the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss diagnoses.
  • Nationwide register-based study including 22,189 persons with clinically verified PD in Finland from 1996-2015
  • Matched comparison cohort analyzed for SNHL diagnoses from healthcare registers
  • Incidences calculated per 100 person-years (PY) for six-month periods around PD diagnosis.
  • Before PD diagnosis, incidence of SNHL was higher in PD group (0.65/100 PY) than comparison cohort (0.58/100 PY, HR 1.11, 95% CI 1.05–1.18)
  • After PD diagnosis, incidence was lower in PD group (1.00/100 PY) compared to comparison group (1.28/100 PY, HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.74–0.83)

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Hokkinen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a797d299c20a9bbd318444bhttps://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.70763
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