MISC

2002年12月

Prognosis is predicted by early hearing improvement in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

CLINICAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY
  • S Ito
  • ,
  • T Fuse
  • ,
  • M Yokota
  • ,
  • T Watanabe
  • ,
  • K Inamura
  • ,
  • S Gon
  • ,
  • M Aoyagi

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開始ページ
501
終了ページ
504
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2273.2002.00620.x
出版者・発行元
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING LTD

The time-course of the recovery of the hearing level after treatment in 90 patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss was examined. The improvement rate calculated relative to the hearing level of the opposite ear was investigated to estimate the hearing recovery. Follow-up audiograms were performed once per week for 1 month after treatment and once per month thereafter. There were two groups that differed with respect to the characteristics of hearing recovery. One group showed an improvement rate of over 50% at 1-2 weeks and a good improvement rate at 3 months after treatment. In the other group, the improvement rate did not reach 50% at 1-2 weeks, and the improvement rate was poor at 3 months after treatment. The patients with improvement rates of over 50% at 1-2 weeks had earlier initial visits and had mild hearing loss, whereas the patients with profound hearing loss had improvement rates under 50% and poor long-term prognosis. We conclude that the improvement rate at 1-2 weeks after treatment predicts the long-term prognosis for recovery of hearing level in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2273.2002.00620.x
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000179648000013&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2002.00620.x
  • ISSN : 0307-7772
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000179648000013

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