Abstract

Introduction: Hypertension is a complex cardiovascular disorder characterized by the presence of a chronic elevation of systemic arterial pressure worldwide killing nearly 9.4 million people every year and the problem is still growing. In chronic stages its found to be lethal for central nervous system.
Hence present study was undertaken to observe the correlation between hypertensive patients and BAEP which may potentially be helpful in prevention of microvascular injuries to the affected individual.
Materials: We performed hospital based cross section observational study of Brainstem Auditory Evoked Responses. After obtaining approval from the institutional Ethical committee and informed written consent was taken from each subject before commencement of the study. In present study 118 subjects were primarily considered of which 14 subjects left study intermittently hence summing up 104 subjects finally.
Results: Considering the total study population 59 males and 45 females at the end. After obtaining the demographic data BAEP values obtained for patients for individual ear according to standard guidelines and correlation was obtained between BAEP waves to see the correlation. Values of r were found to have positive correlation between BP and the latency waves.
Conclusion: This correlation between hypertension and BAEP clearly demarcates the electro-physiological changes in the central nervous system and or auditory system of the patient. Hence a wide and lager scale studied are required to setup the evidential data so that early deterioration of central microvasculature can be picked up. More over benefits non invasive and cheaper techniques like BAEP can be crucial which would be a stepping stone towards early detection of the hypertensive comorbidities.