Prognostic value of mean platelet volume on tinnitus

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether there was any relationship between tinnitus and mean platelet volume. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted between January 2013 and January 2014 in Ankara Ataturk Hospital and Ondokuz Mays University Hospital, Turkey, on a study group of 86 patients with tinnitus and a control group of 84 healthy subjects. Mean platelet volume was recorded and comparisons were made between the two groups. Results: Mean ( standard deviation) platelet volume was 7.67 +/- 0.83 m(3) in the study group and 7.28 +/- 0.56 m(3) in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference in mean platelet volume between the tinnitus patients and the healthy subjects (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The clinical findings indicated that tinnitus patients had a higher mean platelet volume than the healthy control subjects; however, the pathophysiological mechanism remains unclear.