None listed
Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Kyung Hee University Oriental Medicine Hospital at Gangdong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We conducted a retrospective review of patients treated for SSNHL in Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong between January 2007 and March 2023. The inclusion criteria for participants were as follows: (1) diagnosis of SSNHL, defined as hearing loss greater than 30 dB at three or more consecutive frequencies, developing within 72 hours; (2) first examination and treatment (SS and/or ITS) occurring within 14 days after onset; (3) failure to achieve full recovery after initiation of SS and ITS within 14 days after onset; (4) unknown cause of hearing loss;(5) no fluctuation in hearing loss; and (6) availability of pure-tone audiometry (PTA) results acquired before and after the steroid treatments (SS and ITS).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) patients with SSNHL originating from ear trauma, noise, tumor, otitis media, and Ménière’s disease and (2) patients with hearing loss in both ears or coexistence of conductive hearing loss.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pure tone audiometry (PTA) results before and after treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The acupuncture treatment group was divided into four subgroups based on the initial degree of hearing loss and the age at diagnosis. The pure tone audiometry (PTA) results before and after treatment were examined for each subgroup. | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactEunkyung Lee
KyungHee University Medical Center
Outcome results
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