Early Posttreatment Audiometry Underestimates Hearing Recovery after Intratympanic Steroid Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Table 4
Patient variables and associated response to treatment.
Overall ()
Improvement ()
No Improvement ()
%
%
%
-value*
Time to post-ITS audiogram
≤5 weeks
27
68
9
33
18
67
0.03
>5 weeks
13
33
9
69
4
31
Age, years
Mean (SD)
54
(18)
50
(18)
58
(18)
0.17
Gender
Male
20
50
8
40
12
60
0.53
Female
20
50
10
50
10
50
Ear
Left
26
65
10
38
16
62
0.26
Right
14
35
8
57
6
43
Days from onset to ITS
≤21
24
60
12
50
12
50
0.02
>21
16
40
6
38
10
63
Prior oral steroids
Yes
25
63
9
50
9
50
0.14
No
15
38
9
36
16
64
Vertigo
Yes
17
43
11
65
6
35
0.03
No
23
58
7
30
16
70
Tinnitus
Yes
27
68
14
52
13
48
0.21
No
13
33
4
31
9
69
*
P-values were computed using t-test for continuous characteristics and chi-square tests for categorical. ITS: intratympanic steroids; N: frequency; SD: standard deviation.
