TY - JOUR
T1 - Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss
T2 - a comparison of the results of a nationwide epidemiological survey in Japan
AU - Yoshida, Tadao
AU - Sone, Michihiko
AU - Kitoh, Ryosuke
AU - Nishio, Shin Ya
AU - Ogawa, Kaoru
AU - Kanzaki, Sho
AU - Hato, Naohito
AU - Fukuda, Satoshi
AU - Hara, Akira
AU - Ikezono, Tetsuo
AU - Ishikawa, Kotaro
AU - Iwasaki, Satoshi
AU - Kaga, Kimitaka
AU - Kakehata, Seiji
AU - Matsubara, Atsushi
AU - Matsunaga, Tatsuo
AU - Murata, Takaaki
AU - Naito, Yasushi
AU - Nakagawa, Takashi
AU - Nishizaki, Kazunori
AU - Noguchi, Yoshihiro
AU - Sano, Hajime
AU - Sato, Hiroaki
AU - Suzuki, Mikio
AU - Shojaku, Hideo
AU - Takahashi, Haruo
AU - Takeda, Hidehiko
AU - Tono, Testuya
AU - Yamashita, Hiroshi
AU - Yamasoba, Tatsuya
AU - Usami, Shin Ichi
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant for Comprehensive Research on Disability Health and Welfare from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (http://www.mhlw.go.jp/english/) (Shin-ichi Usami).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2017/3/10
Y1 - 2017/3/10
N2 - Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), and acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss (ALHL) using the results of a nationwide survey database in Japan and to analyze the variables associated with their clinical features and the severity of hearing impairment, treatment, and prognosis. Methods: Participants were patients registered between April 2014 and March 2016 in a multicenter epidemiological survey database involving 30 university hospitals and medical centers across Japan. Statistical analysis was performed to clarify the factors associated with their clinical characteristics and the severity of hearing impairment, treatment, and prognosis. Results: Idiopathic SSNHL and ALHL differed significantly in terms of male-to-female ratio, age distribution, and time from onset to start of treatment. The treatment methods and hearing prognosis also differed markedly between the two diseases. A majority (92%) of idiopathic SSNHL patients were administered some type of corticosteroid, while half of the ALHL patients received corticosteroids and a diuretic agent. Conclusion: The results suggested that idiopathic SSNHL and ALHL belonged to different categories of inner ear disease.
AB - Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), and acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss (ALHL) using the results of a nationwide survey database in Japan and to analyze the variables associated with their clinical features and the severity of hearing impairment, treatment, and prognosis. Methods: Participants were patients registered between April 2014 and March 2016 in a multicenter epidemiological survey database involving 30 university hospitals and medical centers across Japan. Statistical analysis was performed to clarify the factors associated with their clinical characteristics and the severity of hearing impairment, treatment, and prognosis. Results: Idiopathic SSNHL and ALHL differed significantly in terms of male-to-female ratio, age distribution, and time from onset to start of treatment. The treatment methods and hearing prognosis also differed markedly between the two diseases. A majority (92%) of idiopathic SSNHL patients were administered some type of corticosteroid, while half of the ALHL patients received corticosteroids and a diuretic agent. Conclusion: The results suggested that idiopathic SSNHL and ALHL belonged to different categories of inner ear disease.
KW - Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
KW - acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss
KW - epidemiological survey
KW - severity of hearing impairment
KW - treatment
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U2 - 10.1080/00016489.2017.1297539
DO - 10.1080/00016489.2017.1297539
M3 - Article
C2 - 28366083
AN - SCOPUS:85016759405
SN - 0001-6489
VL - 137
SP - S38-S43
JO - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
JF - Acta Oto-Laryngologica
ER -