Ear fullness characteristics and prognosis in patients with all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Abstract Objective This study investigated the characteristics and prognosis of the feeling of ear fullness in patients with unilateral all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Methods Our study included 56 patients with a diagnosis of unilateral all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing lo...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2021-10, Vol.135 (10), p.926-931
Main Authors: Zhou, E, Xiao, X-P, Liu, B, Tan, Z-Q, Miao, G-Y, Liu, X-B, Bu, M-X, Cao, X, Zhong, J-Y
Format: Article
Language:English
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Disease
Ear
Ears & hearing
Hearing loss
Magnetic resonance imaging
Main Articles
Medical diagnosis
Medical prognosis
Patients
Prognosis
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Summary:Abstract Objective This study investigated the characteristics and prognosis of the feeling of ear fullness in patients with unilateral all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Methods Our study included 56 patients with a diagnosis of unilateral all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing loss accompanied by a feeling of ear fullness and 48 patients without a feeling of ear fullness. The condition of these patients was prospectively observed. Results Positive correlations were observed between grading of feeling of ear fullness and hearing loss in patients with a feeling of ear fullness ( r = 0.599, p < 0.001). No significant differences were observed in the total effective rate of hearing recovery between patients with and without a feeling of ear fullness after one month of treatment (Z = −0.641, p = 0.521). Eighty-six per cent of patients (48 out of 56) showed complete recovery from the feeling of ear fullness. There was no correlation between feeling of ear fullness recovery and hearing recovery ( r = 0.040, p = 0.769). Conclusion The prognosis of feeling of ear fullness is good. There was no correlation between feeling of ear fullness recovery and hearing recovery for all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215121002206