Intratympanic injection of dexamethasone 4 mg/mL versus 10 mg/mL for management of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 3 Factors related to significant improvement of hearing (PTA gain ≥ 20 dB)

	PTA gain ≥ 20 dB	PTA gain < 20 dB	p value
Age (years)	55.13 ± 8.40	54.93 ± 7.93	0.9470 (NS)
F/M	6/9	8/7	0.7152 (NS)
Duration till IT injection (days)	16.20 ± 3.32	22.0 ± 3.67	< 0.0001^#
Pretreatment PTA (dB)	67.83 ± 8.49	84.58 ± 8.847	< 0.0001^#
Vertigo	2 (13.33%)	5 (33.33%)	0.6722 (NS)
Tinnitus	12 (80%)	9 (60%)	0.4270 (NS)

Proportions were compared with Fisher’s exact test. Means were compared with t test
p value > 0.05, statistically not significant (NS)
^#p value < 0.05 statistically significant