Dr. Nayareen Akhtar
Microbiology Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes End-stage kidney disease Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder End stage renal disease Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Vestibular and auditory disorders Urinary Tract Infections Management Complement system in diseases Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Myocardial infarction complications Acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction Myocardial infarction Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Chronic renal disease Sensorineural hearing loss Chronic kidney failure Conductive hearing loss Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Escherichia coli infection Escherichia coli research studies Pathogenic Escherichia coli Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Cognitive Neuroscience Complementary and alternative medicine Endocrinology Epidemiology Immunology Molecular Medicine Nephrology Neurology Sensory Systems

Bio

Dr. Nayareen Akhtar is a dedicated medical professional and researcher specializing in Microbiology. She holds an MBBS and an MPHIL from the University of Dhaka. Her research interests include chronic kidney disease and its complications, particularly hearing loss in dialysis patients, as evidenced by her notable work on the prevalence of hearing loss in Bangladeshi CKD patients undergoing dialysis. She has affiliations with Bangladesh Medical College & Hospital and Delta Medical College & Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Akhtar has published 7 works, accumulating 56 citations, with an h-index of 4 and an i10-index of 3, reflecting her growing influence in the field. She is also recognized as a fellow, indicating her commitment to advancing medical knowledge.

Educational Journey

University of Dhaka

MBBS, MPHIL • Microbiology

Experience

Bangladesh Medical College & Hospital

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Research

The Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Chronic Kidney Disease Bangladeshi Patients Undergoing Dialysis

Article September 8, 2016

Objectives: End stage renal failure patients, face multiple complications. One of them is the involvement of auditory system. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and degree of hearing loss in CKD patients on haemodialysis. Methods and Results: This cross sectional study was conducted from July 2014 to June2015.The subjects consist of 50 CKD patients on haemodialysis. The patients were from a tertiary care teaching hospital. The baseline characteristics and risk factors such as age, sex, exposure to ototoxic drugs, diabetes, hypertension, renal functions, electrolytes and duration of dialysis were recorded for all patients. The patients were evaluated for their hearing function using pure tone audiometry. Association of CKD patients with haemodialysis for hearing loss was compared with duration of dialysis. The prevalence of hearing loss in CKD patients on dialysis was found to be 42%. Prevalence of hearing loss based on duration of dialysis is 52.4% in patient who got HD < 1 month, 23.8. % who got HD for 1-6 months and 23.8% in >6 months group. Conclusion: Mild sensorineural hearing loss was seen to be relatively prevalent in patients with CKD on haemodialysis. Hearing loss was seen to be inversely associated with duration of dialysis.