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Observational studyJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale

Low Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Predicts Unfavorable Outcomes in Older Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients.

Shu-Yu Tai, Leong-Perng Chan, Chin-Kuo Chen, Ning-Chia Chang, Tadao Okayasu, Ling-Feng Wang, Kuen-Yao Ho, Chen-Yu Chien

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Shu-Yu TaiDepartment of Family Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3886-5929
Leong-Perng ChanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chin-Kuo ChenDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8176-128X
Ning-Chia ChangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-3191-154X
Tadao OkayasuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Nara Medical University, Shijyo-Cho, Kashihara-City, Nara, Japan.
Ling-Feng WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Kuen-Yao HoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Gangshan Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chen-Yu ChienDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2791-6874

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Abstract

ImportanceSudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is associated with metabolic syndrome, central obesity, and albumin level. Malnutrition may adversely affect recovery in older patients with SSNHL, yet its clinical relevance remains underexplored.ObjectiveThis study investigated the associations of the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) with clinical outcomes in older patients (age >65 years) with SSNHL.DesignObservational retrospective study.SettingTertiary academic medical center.ParticipantsA total of 328 patients aged over 65 years who were diagnosed with SSNHL were retrospectively enrolled. Patients were included if they had complete clinical, audiometric, and laboratory data, including serum albumin levels and anthropometrics for GNRI calculation.Intervention/ExposuresThe primary exposure was the GNRI, calculated using body weight, height, and serum albumin. All patients received steroid treatment for SSNHL.Main Outcome MeasuresThe primary outcome was hearing recovery, categorized as favorable or unfavorable based on clinical audiometric improvement.ResultsAmong older patients with SSNHL, 107 (32.62%) and 221 (67.38%) had favorable and unfavorable outcomes, respectively. Vertigo, worse initial level of hearing loss, and low GNRI were mainly associated with unfavorable hearing outcomes in older patients with SSNHL. Furthermore, low GNRI (<99) was linked to unfavorable clinical outcomes (odds ratio [OR] = 1.91,

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Geriatric AssessmentHearing Loss, SensorineuralHearing Loss, SuddenMalnutritionNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMalePrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk Factorsgeriatric nutritional risk indexolderoutcomesudden sensorineural hearing loss

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