Sudden deafness: a comparison between age groups
| Autor: | Wei-Chen Hung, Po-Wen Cheng, Yi-Ho Young, Kuei-You Lin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Linguistics and Language medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Hearing Loss Sensorineural Vestibular evoked myogenic potential Deafness Audiology Language and Linguistics Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing 0302 clinical medicine Hearing Age groups Humans Medicine Child 030223 otorhinolaryngology Retrospective Studies business.industry Infant Newborn Infant Hearing Loss Sudden Child Preschool Ear Inner business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Audiology. 60:911-916 |
| ISSN: | 1708-8186 1499-2027 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14992027.2021.1900611 |
| Popis: | This study compared sudden deafness (SD) cases in 20-year age bands to investigate their causes and treatment outcome.Retrospective study.178 unilateral SD patients were divided into four 20-year age-groups, namely Groups I (aged 0-19 years, n = 6), II (aged 20-39 years, n = 33), III (aged 40-59 years, n = 63), and IV (aged 60-79 years, n = 76).An inner ear test battery and/or serology assay were performed.Incidence of SD in relation to overall neurotological cases did not significantly differ among the four groups. Groups I and II showed two or three audiographic patterns, while Groups III and IV had six audiographic patterns indicating that the aetiology of Groups I and II may be of the same origin, while Groups III and IV had multiple aetiologies. The hearing improvement rate was significantly higher in Groups III (62%) and IV (62%) than in Groups I (16%) and II (33%).SD inevitably affects individuals of all ages. Significant differences in the audiographic patterns and speculative causes may account for various outcomes of treatment in each 20-year age band. Those SD patients aged 40-59 and 60-79 years showed significantly better treatment outcomes than those aged 0-19 and 20-39 years. |
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