Evidence Supporting the Hypothesis That Inflammation-Induced Vasospasm Is Involved in the Pathogenesis of Acquired Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Table 1

Clinical manifestations, indicators of disease severity, and SNHL in bacterial meningitis (data from [10]).

	Cases with SNHL after bacterial meningitis (n = 41)	Controls without SNHL after bacterial meningitis (n = 129)	value	Odds ratio (95% CI)
Signs of shock on admission	13	48	0.65	0.78 (0.35–1.76)
Mechanical ventilation	2	16	0.24	0.36 (0.05–1.76)
Seizures	10	29	0.96	1.11 (0.45–2.71)
Focal neurological signs	16	9	<0.001	9.0(3.11–27.7)