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Neuro-rehabilitation Approach for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Published on: January 25, 2016
Association of Autonomic Symptom Burden with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Chao-Hui Yang1, Wei-Che Lin2, Wei-Chih Chen1
1Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Objective:
To investigate the autonomic symptom burden in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and its association with the severity and prognosis.
Study Design:
Observational prospective study.
Setting:
Tertiary academic medical center.
Methods:
Patients diagnosed with SSNHL at a single medical center completed the COMPASS 31 questionnaire, which assesses dysautonomia across 6 domains with 31 questions. A total COMPASS 31 score was calculated by summing the scores from each weighted domain. The treatment outcome was evaluated by the percentage of recovery, calculated as the hearing gain in pure tone average (PTA) after treatment divided by the pretreatment PTA difference between the 2 ears. We defined poor recovery as a percentage of recovery <80%.
Results:
A total of 63 SSNHL patients were included. The mean COMPASS 31 score was 23.4 (SD 14). Patients with poor recovery had significantly higher COMPASS 31 scores than those with good recovery (mean 26.4 [SD 14.4] vs 16.9 [SD 10.4]; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2-17). There was a negative association between COMPASS 31 score and both hearing gain (r = -.323, 95% CI -0.082 to -0.529) and percentage of recovery (r = -.365, 95% CI -0.129 to -0.562). Multivariate analyses of independent factors indicate that patients with higher COMPASS 31 scores had a greater risk for poor recovery (OR 1.06 [95% CI 1.003-1.117]).
Conclusion:
This study highlights the association between autonomic symptom burden and poor hearing outcomes in SSNHL patients. The findings underscore the importance of evaluating autonomic function during the treatment of SSNHL.
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