Pediatric sudden sensorineural hearing loss: etiology, prognostic factors and treatment
Abstract
Aim: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) may have a negative impact on the language and psychological development of children, especially if it is not diagnosed early and treated promptly. This study were aimed to determine and compare the etiological factors, treatment outcomes and prognostic factors in the pediatric patients who were followed up with the diagnosis of SSNHL.
Materials and Methods: The files of 28 children were analyzed retrospectively. In pure tone audiometry, the average of pure tone thresholds of 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz and 4000 Hz were accepted as pure tone averages (PTAV). Patients' recovery status was determined according to Siegel criteria. Audiometric curve types were evaluated as ascending, descending, and flat.
Results: The ages of patients with SSNHL was mean ± SD 14.89 ± 3.24 (min-max: 7 and 18). The pre-treatment PTAV was mean ± SD 55.27 ± 12.39 dB HL (min-max: 38.5 and 85.25 dB HL) and the PTAV after treatment was mean ± SD 23.13 ± 18.22 dB HL (min-max: 5 and 72.5 dB HL). Audiometric curve types were detected as descending curve (n: 11, 39.2%), ascending curve (n: 5, 17.9%), flat curve (n: 12, 44.9%). Eighteen (64.3%) patients had complete recovery, 8 (28.6%) patients had partial recovery, and 2 (7.1%) patients had no recovery after the treatment.
Conclusion: The response to treatment was found to be high. Descending audiometric curve type was found as a positive prognostic factor. Although the presence of tinnitus was a better prognostic factor than the presence of vertigo.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Abdulhalim Aysel
*
0000-0001-8584-308X
Türkiye
Abdullah Dalğıç
0000-0002-6958-4169
Türkiye
Togay Müderris
0000-0003-4014-8176
Türkiye
Fatih Yılmaz
0000-0001-5303-961X
Türkiye
Görkem Atsal
0000-0001-6184-8564
Türkiye
Hayal Boyacıoğlu
0000-0003-0887-0302
Türkiye
Özgür Özdemir Şimşek
0000-0001-5705-7452
Türkiye
Enver Altaş
0000-0001-9351-6986
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
13 Haziran 2022
Gönderilme Tarihi
15 Eylül 2021
Kabul Tarihi
18 Aralık 2021
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2022 Cilt: 61 Sayı: 2