Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital (First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University), Changsha.
Department of PET Center, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Oct;135(10):926-931. doi: 10.1017/S0022215121002206. Epub 2021 Aug 18.
This study investigated the characteristics and prognosis of the feeling of ear fullness in patients with unilateral all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Our study included 56 patients with a diagnosis of unilateral all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing loss accompanied by a feeling of ear fullness and 48 patients without a feeling of ear fullness. The condition of these patients was prospectively observed.
Positive correlations were observed between grading of feeling of ear fullness and hearing loss in patients with a feeling of ear fullness (r = 0.599, p < 0.001). No significant differences were observed in the total effective rate of hearing recovery between patients with and without a feeling of ear fullness after one month of treatment (Z = -0.641, p = 0.521). Eighty-six per cent of patients (48 out of 56) showed complete recovery from the feeling of ear fullness. There was no correlation between feeling of ear fullness recovery and hearing recovery (r = 0.040, p = 0.769).
The prognosis of feeling of ear fullness is good. There was no correlation between feeling of ear fullness recovery and hearing recovery for all-frequency sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients.
本研究旨在探讨单侧全频突发性聋患者耳闷感的特点及预后。
前瞻性观察 56 例单侧全频突发性聋伴耳闷感患者和 48 例不伴耳闷感患者的情况。
伴耳闷感患者的耳闷感分级与听力损失呈正相关（r = 0.599，p < 0.001）。治疗 1 个月后，伴耳闷感患者与不伴耳闷感患者的听力恢复总有效率差异无统计学意义（Z = -0.641，p = 0.521）。86%（48/56）的患者耳闷感完全消失。耳闷感的恢复与听力的恢复之间无相关性（r = 0.040，p = 0.769）。
单侧全频突发性聋患者耳闷感的预后良好，耳闷感的恢复与听力的恢复之间无相关性。
