Clinical characteristics and prognosis of XXXX without @entity9468 .

@entity1 @entity102 @entity1274 @entity392 @entity230 @entity2169 @entity393 @entity9468 @entity479
CONCLUSION: Factors prognostic of recovery from @entity1274 without @entity9468 are co-occurrence of @entity392 , PTA determined hearing level on the affected side before treatment initiation, and time from onset to treatment initiation. The rate of hearing recovery was higher in the oral @entity479 than in the intra-tympanic @entity479 and combined groups. OBJECTIVES: Although many studies have assessed acute sudden @entity393 , few have analyzed low-frequency @entity393 . Clinical characteristics of @entity1 with @entity393 may vary by type of @entity393 . This study, therefore, analyzed the clinical characteristics, recovery rates, and factors associated with hearing recovery in @entity1 with @entity1274 unaccompanied by @entity9468 . METHOD: This study included 50 @entity1 with severe low frequency @entity393 unaccompanied by @entity9468 and with normal tympanic membrane status who visited hospitals from July 2005 to May 2014 due to sudden @entity2169 , or @entity393 . Of these @entity1 , 29 were treated with oral @entity230 , eight with tympanic @entity479 injections, and 13 with both. Clinical and auditory characteristics before and after treatment, as well as treatment outcomes, were compared in these three groups. RESULTS: Age, sex, affected side, co-occurrence of ear fullness, and accompanying @entity102 were similar in the three groups. All @entity1 started on treatment within 10 days of @entity393 showed significant recovery, with complete recovery, unaccompanied by @entity392 , observed in 10 @entity1 . Treatment outcomes were not affected by hearing thresholds on the unaffected side. Of the @entity1 treated with both oral and intra-tympanic @entity230 , 39% showed complete recovery, and 77% showed audiometric improvement. The complete recovery rate was significantly higher in the oral @entity479 than in the other two groups (p   =   0.029); and the audiometric improvement rate tended to be lower in the intra-tympanic @entity479 group than in the other groups. Cure rates, defined as complete disappearance of symptoms and normal findings on pure tone audiograms (PTA), in the oral, intra-tympanic, and combined @entity479 groups were 49%, 25%, and 23%, respectively. There were no significant differences among the three groups in cure, subjective improvement, and audiometric improvement rates. Factors prognostic of non-recovery of hearing included late treatment initiation (p   =   0.044), accompanying @entity392 (p   =   0.049), and higher hearing thresholds on the affected side before treatment initiation (p   =   0.005).
