Table 3 Characteristics of patients based on the outcome
From: Predictive factors for recovery in idiopathic sudden sensory neural hearing loss
Improved (n = 12) | Not-improved (n = 28) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 38.83 ± 14.40 | 44.14 ± 12.49 | 0.24 |
Sex | 0.04 | ||
Male | 5 (41.7%) | 21 (75%) | |
Female | 7 (58.3%) | 7 (25%) | |
Onset of hearing loss | 0.04 | ||
Less than 2 weeks | 7 (58.3%) | 7 (25%) | |
More than 2 weeks | 5 (41.7%) | 21 (75%) | |
Laterality | 0.06 | ||
Unilateral | 12 (100%) | 21 (75%) | |
Bilateral | 0 | 7 (25%) | |
Tinnitus | 11 (91.7%) | 26 (92.9%) | 0.66 |
Vertigo | 3 (25%) | 17 (60.7%) | 0.04 |
Degree of hearing loss | 0.08 | ||
Mild | 0 | 2 (7.1%) | |
Moderate | 2 (16.7%) | 13 (46.4%) | |
Severe | 2 (16.7%) | 0 | |
Profound | 5 (41.7%) | 7 (25%) | |
Total | 3 (25%) | 6 (21.4%) | |
Frequency | 0.03 | ||
All | 12 (100%) | 17 (60.7%) | |
High | 0 | 9 (32.1%) | |
Low | 0 | 2 (7.1%) | |
Speech discrimination | < 0.001 | ||
Zero | 1 (8.3%) | 7 (25%) | |
Poor | 8 (66.7%) | 3 (10.7%) | |
Good | 3 (25%) | 18 (64.3%) | |
LMR | 0.03 | ||
Low | 5 (41.7%) | 3 (10.7%) | |
Normal | 7 (58.3%) | 25 (89.3%) | |
Comorbidities | 2 (16.7%) | 6 (21.4%) | 0.54 |
Therapy | < 0.001 | ||
Systemic steroid | 5 (41.7%) | 0 | |
IT steroid | 5 (41.7%) | 21 (75%) | |
IT with systemic steroid | 2 (16.7%) | 7 (25%) |