Fracture risk assessment score (FRAX) in postmenopausal women and its relation to hearing loss

Aim of Study To investigate the relationship between Fracture risk assessment score (FRAX) and hearing loss in females with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Patients and Methods This cross-sectional comparative study included 90 participants: 45 patients with established osteoporosis (based on Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry, DXA scan) and 45 healthy controls with normal BMD (bone mineral density). Patients were evaluated using FRAX tool for the assessment of fracture risk and audiological assessment was done for all participants including pure tone audiometry, Arabic speech audiometry, Tympanometry and Otoscopic examination. Results Hearing loss was detected in 71.1% of osteoporotic patients in comparison to 20% of controls. Both FRAX hip score and FRAX MOF (major osteoporotic fracture) showed a statistically significant correlation with hearing loss (p