Yang Yang, Dekun Gao, Xiaobao Ma, Jiali Shen, Qin Zhang, Xiangping Chen, Qing Zhang, Yulian Jin, Jianyong Chen, Maoli Duan, Jun Yang
BACKGROUND: Severe and profound idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) generally leads to unfavorable prognosis, and has a considerable impact on patient quality of life. However, related prognostic factors remain controversial. OBJECTIVE: To elaborate the relationship between vestibular function impairment and the prognosis of patients with severe and profound ISSNHL, and investigated the relevant factors affecting prognosis. METHODS: Forty-nine patients with severe and profound ISSNHL were divided into good outcome group [GO group, pure tone average (PTA) improvement > 30 dB] and poor outcome group (PO group, PTA improvement ≤ 30 dB) according to hearing outcomes...
2023: Frontiers in Neurology