title: Sudden deafness: an investigation of hearing loss.
abstract: The expression 'profound hearing loss' used in the diagnostic criteria for sudden deafness should be changed to 'moderate to profound hearing loss'. In clinical diagnosis, a 30-dB hearing loss at 1 kHz can be used as a tentative criterion for sudden deafness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Iwate Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuiki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hori
mesh_terms: D001299:Audiometry; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010897:Pitch Discrimination; D011379:Prognosis