Association of Autonomic Symptom Burden with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the autonomic symptom burden in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and its association with the severity and prognosis.

STUDY DESIGN: Observational prospective study.

SETTING: Tertiary academic medical center.

METHODS: Patients diagnosed with SSNHL at a single medical center completed the COMPASS 31 questionnaire, which assesses dysautonomia across 6 domains with 31 questions. A total COMPASS 31 score was calculated by summing the scores from each weighted domain. The treatment outcome was evaluated by the percentage of recovery, calculated as the hearing gain in pure tone average (PTA) after treatment divided by the pretreatment PTA difference between the 2 ears. We defined poor recovery as a percentage of recovery <80%.

RESULTS: A total of 63 SSNHL patients were included. The mean COMPASS 31 score was 23.4 (SD 14). Patients with poor recovery had significantly higher COMPASS 31 scores than those with good recovery (mean 26.4 [SD 14.4] vs 16.9 [SD 10.4]; 95% confidence interval [CI] 2-17). There was a negative association between COMPASS 31 score and both hearing gain (r = -.323, 95% CI -0.082 to -0.529) and percentage of recovery (r = -.365, 95% CI -0.129 to -0.562). Multivariate analyses of independent factors indicate that patients with higher COMPASS 31 scores had a greater risk for poor recovery (OR 1.06 [95% CI 1.003-1.117]).

CONCLUSION: This study highlights the association between autonomic symptom burden and poor hearing outcomes in SSNHL patients. The findings underscore the importance of evaluating autonomic function during the treatment of SSNHL.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:170

Enthalten in:

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - 170(2024), 3 vom: 14. März, Seite 862-869

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Chao-Hui [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Wei-Che [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wei-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Sheng-Dean [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Ming-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Chung-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Shu-Fang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autonomic symptom burden
COMPASS 31
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Observational Study
Sudden hearing loss

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Date Completed 28.02.2024

Date Revised 06.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ohn.560

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36369465X