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ArticleThe journal of international advanced otology2019

Investigation of Stress Levels before the Onset of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Hiroyuki Watanabe, Hajime Sano, Atsuko Maki, Takeshi Ino, Takahito Nakagawa, Makito Okamoto, Taku Yamashita

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Article in The journal of international advanced otology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Observation on the efficacy of Eustachian tube dilation hormone under the guidance of endoscope in the treatment of sudden deafness].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2021
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  3. Hearing and Diet (Narrative Review).Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024
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  7. [The efficacy of intratympanic or combined steroids as the salvage treatment for moderate-to-severe to profound sudden sensorineural hearing loss].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiroyuki WatanabeDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Hajime SanoKitasato University, School of Allied Health Sciences, Sagamihara, Japan.
Atsuko MakiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Takeshi InoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Takahito NakagawaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Makito OkamotoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Taku YamashitaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Kitasato University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe hypothesized that patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) would have experienced more stress prior to the onset than they typically did. This study investigated stress levels in patients before the onset of ISSHL. MATERIALS AND

methodsForty-two patients with ISSHL were investigated. We used an original questionnaire to evaluate subjective stress levels in 1 week before onset. Serum hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and total cholesterol were examined to evaluate biochemical stress markers reflecting the preceding 1 to 2 months. The results on admission were compared with those at the follow-up visit.

resultsSignificantly more patients reported greater physical exhaustion, greater mental exhaustion, or a worse physical condition on admission than at follow-up (p<0.01, for each variable). On admission, 81% of patients reported greater than normal stress with regard to at least 1 of 3 items. The mean serum HbA1c was slightly but nonsignificantly lower at the follow-up visit (p=0.10), while the mean serum total cholesterol was significantly lower at follow-up than on admission (p<0.01).

conclusionThe results indicate that patients were under a greater degree of stress before the onset of ISSHL, suggesting that stress plays a role in inducing ISSHL.

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AdultAgedBiomarkersCholesterolFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHearing Loss, SensorineuralHearing Loss, SuddenHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionStress, PhysiologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesBiomarkersCholesterolGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, human

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PMID31058595
PMCPMC6483419
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