Predicting secondary endolymphatic hydrops in patients with noise-induced hearing loss.
Noise-induced hearing loss
acoustic trauma
noise
secondary endolymphatic hydrops
Journal
Acta oto-laryngologica
ISSN: 1651-2251
Titre abrégé: Acta Otolaryngol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0370354
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2022
Feb 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
1
3
2022
medline:
30
3
2022
entrez:
28
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Long-term noise exposure may damage the cochlea and endolymph resorption system, which induces episodic vertigo and/or fluctuating hearing loss in later years. This study adopted clinical symptoms, inner ear test battery, and/or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to evaluate development of secondary endolymphatic hydrops (EH) in patients with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Forty NIHL patients with secondary EH were assigned to Group A. Another 40 age-and sex-matched NIHL patients without EH were assigned to Group B. All patients underwent an inner ear test battery. MR imaging was performed when diagnosis of EH was equivocal Group A had significantly higher mean hearing levels (MHLs) than Group B at 1000, 2000, 4000, and 8000 Hz. Both groups displayed a significantly declining sequence of abnormality rates of the inner ear test battery. Under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, the cutoff threshold at 4 kHz for predicting the presence of secondary EH in NIHL patients was 52 dBHL, with a sensitivity of 62% and a specificity of 69%. NIHL patients revealing a typical 4 kHz dip-type audiogram with dip threshold >52 dBHL may predict development of secondary EH. A longitudinal follow-up coupled with MR imaging is required for confirmation.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Long-term noise exposure may damage the cochlea and endolymph resorption system, which induces episodic vertigo and/or fluctuating hearing loss in later years.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This study adopted clinical symptoms, inner ear test battery, and/or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to evaluate development of secondary endolymphatic hydrops (EH) in patients with noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).
METHODS
METHODS
Forty NIHL patients with secondary EH were assigned to Group A. Another 40 age-and sex-matched NIHL patients without EH were assigned to Group B. All patients underwent an inner ear test battery. MR imaging was performed when diagnosis of EH was equivocal
RESULTS
RESULTS
Group A had significantly higher mean hearing levels (MHLs) than Group B at 1000, 2000, 4000, and 8000 Hz. Both groups displayed a significantly declining sequence of abnormality rates of the inner ear test battery. Under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, the cutoff threshold at 4 kHz for predicting the presence of secondary EH in NIHL patients was 52 dBHL, with a sensitivity of 62% and a specificity of 69%.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
NIHL patients revealing a typical 4 kHz dip-type audiogram with dip threshold >52 dBHL may predict development of secondary EH. A longitudinal follow-up coupled with MR imaging is required for confirmation.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35225159
doi: 10.1080/00016489.2022.2037703
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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