title: Hearing recovery and vestibular symptoms in patients with sudden deafness and profound hearing loss.
abstract: Audiometric data from 76 patients with unilateral sudden deafness and hearing loss of 80 dB or more were studied to statistically assess the relationship between vestibular findings (vertigo and/or dizziness, nystagmus, canal paresis) and hearing recovery in various frequency ranges. Hearing recovery in patients with vertigo and/or dizziness (V(+)) was much poorer than in patients without such findings (V(-)). Concerning hearing recovery in the high frequency range, a significant statistical difference was evident between the V(+) and V(-) group. There were no statistically significant differences in hearing recovery between patients with spontaneous nystagmus or canal paresis and those without.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002150:Caloric Tests; D003638:Deafness / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004244:Dizziness / Q000503:physiopathology; D004584:Electronystagmography; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing / Q000502:physiology*; D006316:Hearing Loss, High-Frequency / Q000503:physiopathology; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000503:physiopathology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000503:physiopathology; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*