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ArticleJournal of audiology & otology2021

Clinical Features and Hearing Outcomes of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Diabetic Patients.

Yeo Rim Ju, Hyoung-Sik Park, Min Young Lee, Jae Yun Jung, Ji Eun Choi

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Article in Journal of audiology & otology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  2. [Clinical characteristics of sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients accompanying diabetes mellitus and efficacy analysis via propensity score matchin].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yeo Rim JuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Hyoung-Sik ParkDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Min Young LeeDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Jae Yun JungDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Ji Eun ChoiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Dankook University Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the clinical features and the clinical factors associated with prognosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in diabetic patients. SUBJECTS AND

methodsForty-nine diabetic with unilateral SSNHL were retrospectively included. All patients received systemic high dose steroid therapy within one month after onset and had more than one month of follow-up audiogram. The basic characteristics of the patients, initial and follow-up audiograms, laboratory data, and methods of steroid treatment were collected.

resultsCompared to reference values in healthy subjects, 79%, 55%, and 45% of the patients had higher values of mean neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR), respectively. Older patients had significantly less degree of hearing loss, but they also had significantly worse hearing thresholds in the unaffected ear. After steroid treatment, less than half patients (47%) showed hearing recovery. Simultaneous intratympanic dexamethasone (ITD) injections with systemic steroid did not confer an additional hearing gain or an earlier recovery rate in diabetic patients with SSNHL. In the multivariate analysis, initial hearing thresholds of affected ear and timing of steroid treatment were significantly associated with hearing prognosis in diabetic patients with SSNHL.

conclusionsDiabetic patients with SSNHL tended to have increased NLR, LMR, and PLR, which are reported to be associated with microvascular angiopathy. Simultaneous ITD injections to improve hearing recovery in diabetic patients with SSNHL seems unnecessary.

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Diabetes mallitusHearing lossSensorineuralSudden

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PMID33181868
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