title: [Analysis of personality characteristics of sudden deafness patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To Study the personality characteristics in patients with sudden deafness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-eight sudden deafness patients and 45 healthy volunteers were assessed by Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The standard scores of P, E, N dimensions of patients with sudden deafness were greater than healthy volunteers. The standard score in L dimensions of patients with sudden deafness was less than healthy volunteers. The difference of the standard score of P dimension revealed statistical significance (P < 0.05). The difference of the standard score of N dimension revealed statistical significance (P < 0.01). The difference of the standard scores of E, L dimensions revealed no statistical significance (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sudden deafness patients have emotional instability and psychoticism personality characteristics.
authors.forename: Huiqin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Mingli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Guiqing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D055815:Young Adult