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Borka Ceranic MD ENTspec PhD Department of Audiology and Neuro-otology St George’s Hospital, London

The reproductive hormones and hearing: The gender difference. Borka Ceranic MD ENTspec PhD Department of Audiology and Neuro-otology St George’s Hospital, London. Effects of reproductive hormones. Cognitive function Hampson, 2002 Neural excitability Smith et al, 2002.

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Borka Ceranic MD ENTspec PhD Department of Audiology and Neuro-otology St George’s Hospital, London

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  1. The reproductive hormones and hearing: The gender difference Borka Ceranic MD ENTspec PhD Department of Audiology and Neuro-otology St George’s Hospital, London

  2. Effects of reproductive hormones • Cognitive function Hampson, 2002 • Neural excitability Smith et al, 2002

  3. Effects of reproductive hormones on behaviour Ovulatory shifts in human female ornamentation: • Women dress to impress Haselton et al, 2007

  4. Effects of reproductive hormones on sensory processes Around the time of ovulation… • Greater visual sensitivity, Eisner et al, 2004 • Better colour discrimination , Giuffre et al, 2007 • More sensitive sense of smell, Grillo et al, 2001

  5. Reproductive hormones and hearing: Animal studies • Midshipman fish are more responsive to male mating calls during the breeding season than at other times Sisneros et al, 2003 • Treatment with oestradiol of female midshipman fish during the non-breeding season makes their auditory nerves more sensitive to the frequency of the male mating call Sisneros et al, 2004

  6. Reproductive hormones and auditory system in humans The hormones allow “system setting”…by modulating auditory function to either facilitate or inhibit auditory information Physiological basis for interaction between ovarian hormones and the auditory system Al-Mana, Ceranic, Djahanbakhch and Luxon; Neuroscience, 2008

  7. Oestrogen and the auditory system:Physiological pathways Cochlea: • Receptors ER and ER are detected in the cochlea (Stenberg et al, 1999, 2001) • Oestrogen receptorsin cochlear blood vessels (Laguel et al, 1987) • E2 influence the the balance of electrolytes in the cochlear fluids (Lee & Marcus, 2001) CNS: • Modulates GABA-ergic, serotonergic and glutamatergic systems(Woolley et al, 1997) • Excitatory effect on neural fibers (Smith et al, 2002)

  8. Progesterone and the auditory system:Physiological pathways Cochlea: Cross-reacts with other steroid receptors (e.g. glucocorticoid receptors) Lang et al, 1990; Nathan et al, 1999 CNS: Interacts with steroid binding sites on the GABA-A receptors, leading to a rapid modulation of CNS excitability Majewska et al, 1986 Mainly inhibitory action on the CNS and balance oestrogen action Katzenellenbogen, 2000; Smith et al, 2002

  9. Aim To compare the auditory function in relation to changes in hormone levels in a group of women during the normal ovarian cycle and a group of men over a similar period of time

  10. 29 consecutive volunteers with normal hearing 16 women age 31.4 (± 8) years cycle 28.5 (± 1.6) days 13 men age 31.8 (± 7.6) years Subjects

  11. Cochlear function Recording of otoacoustic emissions Efferent feedback system which controls the cochlea Medial olivo-cochlear suppression test Auditory nerve conduction Auditory brainstem responses – to evaluate sound transmission (latencies) through the auditory pathways in the brainstem Auditory Tests

  12. Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) OAEs generated by the cochlea and they reflect vibrations of the cochlear outer hair cells Kemp, 1978

  13. Recording of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) A standard recording setup Evoked OAEs (dB SPL) Higher levels of OAEs =Higher cochlear gain better hearing sensitivity

  14. Medial olivo-cochlear suppression test • To measure the magnitude of suppression of the efferent feedback system which controls the cochlea

  15. The auditory system Feedback mechanism Cortex Inferior colliculus Olivo-cochlear pathway

  16. Medial olivo-cochlear suppression test Ipsilateral stimulation (linear click) Contralateral stimulation (broadband noise) OAEs Recording of OAEs with and without contralateral noise Contralateral stimulation of the olivo-cochlear system and recording OAEs following ipsilateral stimulation:

  17. Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) A diagram illustrating the auditory pathway and the anatomical locations; the traces of the ABR

  18. Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Short latency potentials from the scalp: • Wave I  Spiral ganglion • Wave III  CN and SOC • Wave V  upper pons (LL and IC) Adapted from: Duane (1977)

  19. Protocol • Women: • Auditory tests 4 times during one ovarian cycle with blood samples • E2 all 4 sessions • P last 2 sessions • Men: • Auditory tests once a week for 4 weeks E2: oestrogen, P: progesterone, LH: lutenizing hormone, FSH: follicular stimulating hormone

  20. Results

  21. Alteration in TEOAE during the ovarian cycle 1- Early follicular phase 15.3 dB spl 2 - Late follicular phase 16.5 dB spl 3 - Early luteal phase 16.0 dB spl 4 - Late luteal phase 15.0 dB spl

  22. TEOAE inter-session levels Women Men TEOAE amplitude significantly larger in the women (F= 15.7; p<0.001*)

  23. MOC Suppression in four sessions MOC Suppression (mean  SD) Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 F; p Women (n=32) 1.47 0.8 1.26  0.7 1.29  0.8 1.18  0.7 F=3.2; p= 0.03* Men (n=26) 1.85  1.1 1.49  1.2 1.49  1.1 1.5  0.8 F=7.4; p= 0.3 no significant difference between the level of MOC suppression between the women and men (F=1.9; p=0.17)

  24. The correlation between OAE amplitudes and Oestradiol levels

  25. The correlation between MOC suppression and Oestradiol levels

  26. ABR women and men

  27. Wave V latency (mean  SD) Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 F; p Women (n=32) 5.56 ± 0.2 5.51 ± 0.2 F=3.9; p=0.01* 5.55 ± 0.2 5.53± 0.2 Men (n=26) 5.86 ± 0.2 5.87 ± 0.1 5.87 ± 0.2 5.88 ± 0.2 F=0.93; p=0.4 Auditory brainstem responses Wave V * Longer wave V latency in the follicular phase

  28. Summary I Larger OAE amplitudes in women - suggest more acute hearing in women OAE amplitudes largest in the late follicular/early luteal phase and Positive OAE and Oestradiol level correlation imply evenmore sensitive hearing around the time of ovulation.

  29. Summary II Changes in MOC suppression  with E2  with presence of P   when both E2 and P are low. - Excitatory effect of E2 during the follicular phase and - Inhibitory effect of P in the luteal phase ABR - shorter latencies in women - Excitatory effect of E2 (facilitates neural transmission of the acoustic signal) E2 facilitates, while P inhibits auditory processing

  30. Modulation in auditory function during the ovarian cycle is a part of intricate processes in different systems, which enhances one of the most fundamental body functions - reproduction and preservation

  31. Study collaborators: Professor Ovrang Djahanbakhch St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine, University of London Dr Deena Al-Mana and Professor Linda M. Luxon The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, University College London

  32. Thank you for the friendship

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