PURPOSE: To verify differences of otoacoustic emissions responses in women using and not using hormonal contraception. METHODS:Participated in this study 30 female individuals, 15 using a hormonal contraceptive method and 15 that do not use hormonal contraception. All without hearing complaints and hearing within normal limits. Data collection was performed by: transient otoacoustic emissions and distortion product otoacoustic emissions. RESULTS: There was no difference between the amplitude of distortion product otoacoustic emissions for frequencies 1 kHz, 1.4 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 4 kHz and 6 kHz in the right ear between the groups. The frequency of 2 kHz tended to the difference between the amplitude of distortion product otoacoustic emissions between the group of women not using hormonal contraception and use. In the left ear there was no difference between the amplitude of distortion product otoacoustic emissions for frequencies 1 kHz, 1.4 kHz, 2 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 4 kHz and 6 kHz between the groups. CONCLUSION: No differences were observed in the amplitude of distortion product otoacoustic emissions by use of hormonal contraceptives.
Contraceptive agents; Hearing; Hair cells; auditory; Otoacoustic emissions; spontaneous; Ear, inner