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For the aided HINT scores, age and audibility explained 46% of the variability for the left-ear scores, while for the right ear, the only remaining significant variable in the model was REIG, which explained 12% of the right-ear HINT scores.

Right-ear processing is significantly more efficient for speech stimuli in both unaided and aided conditions in older adults. Audibility affected unaided speech perception in right and left ears similarly however this was not the case in the aided condition. Audibility was associated with aided speech perception in noise in the left ear only.

Right-ear processing is significantly more efficient for speech stimuli in both unaided and aided conditions in older adults. Audibility affected unaided speech perception in right and left ears similarly however this was not the case in the aided condition. MTP131 Audibility was associated with aided speech perception in noise in the left ear only.

This study aimed to analyze the effects of glycemic control on the hearing outcomes of type 2 diabetes patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL).

Type 2 diabetes patients with ISSHL were enrolled. All patients were admitted for 5 days and received systemic corticosteroid treatment. Patients were divided into groups according to their degree of glycemic control pre- (glycosylated hemoglobin) and post- (mean blood glucose) onset of ISSHL. Demographic, audiometric, and hearing outcome data were analyzed. Furthermore, a multivariate analysis was performed to determine the prognostic factors affecting the hearing outcomes in these patients.

One hundred forty-four patients were enrolled. The hearing recovery rates were as follows complete recovery, 19%; partial recovery, 15%; slight improvement, 22%; and no improvement, 44%. Initial hearing levels and diabetes duration were significantly higher in the pre-onset poor-controlled group (glycosylated hemoglobin ≥ 7.0%) than those in the well-controlled group. The hearing recovery rates did not differ significantly pre- or post-onset. In a multivariate analysis, duration from hearing loss onset to treatment, presence of vertigo, and initial hearing level were negative prognostic factors that affected hearing recovery.

The degree of pre- or post-onset glycemic control did not affect hearing outcomes in patients with ISSHL and type 2 diabetes. Therefore, the administration of systemic corticosteroid is required for diabetes patients with ISSHL within allowable blood glucose levels.

The degree of pre- or post-onset glycemic control did not affect hearing outcomes in patients with ISSHL and type 2 diabetes. Therefore, the administration of systemic corticosteroid is required for diabetes patients with ISSHL within allowable blood glucose levels.

To explore the usefulness of the responses of video head impulse testing (vHIT) in assessing symptomatic patients with superior semicircular canal dehiscence (SSCD).

This was a prospective case-control study performed in a tertiary skull base referral Centre in the UK. It included all patients ¬diagnosed with SSCD from January 2015 to January 2019 and compared to a control group of age and gender-matched unaffected indi¬viduals. The main outcome of the study was semicircular canal vestibule-ocular reflex (VOR) gains during vHIT assessment and link to patients' symptoms.

A total of 28 patients were diagnosed with SSCD during the study period and completed the vHIT assessment. Reduced VOR gains (<0.8) were noted in 57% of patients (n = 16). Half of these (n = 8) were in canals other than the superior semicircular (posterior only n = 5; lateral and posterior n = 3). Three patients (10.7%) had abnormal responses in 2 canals. The canals in the contralateral side were affected in 56.5% of the cases. There s prior to any intervention in order to avoid bilateral vestibular failure.

This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of neutrophil/lymphocyte (N/L) and platelet/lymphocyte (P/L) ratios in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) and investigate the effect of combined corticosteroid medical treatment and/or hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on these values.

In this study, patients with SSHL at our tertiary center were examined retrospectively. A total of 60 patients with SSNHL and 30 healthy individuals as the control group were included. The patient and control groups were compared in terms of N/L and P/L rates. Furthermore, 60 patients were divided into 2 equal groups (n=30) on the basis of whether they received HBO in addition to combined corticosteroid treatment.

The N/L and P/L rates were significantly higher in the patient groups than in the control group at the time of diagnosis and significantly decreased after treatment in the patient groups (p<0.05). It was observed that HBO therapy lowered the N/L and P/L rates more than the HBO-free group, but the statistically significant decrease was only in N/L ratio (p<0.05).

The N/L and P/L rates were higher in the patient groups than in the control group, and there was also a significant decrease in the 2 values after treatment. This was an important finding showing that SSNHL has a possible underlying inflammatory and vascular (ischemic) condition. We also found that the higher the P/L ratio, the lower the recovery rate from hearing loss. This finding suggests that the P/L ratio can be an important prognostic indicator in patients with SSNHL.

The N/L and P/L rates were higher in the patient groups than in the control group, and there was also a significant decrease in the 2 values after treatment. This was an important finding showing that SSNHL has a possible underlying inflammatory and vascular (ischemic) condition. We also found that the higher the P/L ratio, the lower the recovery rate from hearing loss. This finding suggests that the P/L ratio can be an important prognostic indicator in patients with SSNHL.

Vascular causes are most frequently implicated in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL), and the process has been reported to be associated with fibrinogens and plasma lipoproteins. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between serum fibrinogen and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels, and the ratios of fibrinogen/HDL and monocyte/HDL, and ISSHL.

The present retrospective study included 116 patients with ISSHL. Treatment outcomes was categorised four groups according to Siegel's criteria as follows complete recovery (Group1), partial recovery (Group 2), slight recovery (Group 3), or no improvement (Group 4). Fibrinogen, HDL and monocyte levels of patients were assessed through routine blood analyses, and fibrinogen/HDL and monocyte/HDL ratios were calculated for each patient.

Fibrinogen values were significantly lower in Group 1 than in Groups 3 and 4, whereas the values were also significantly lower in Group 2 than in Group 3. HDL values in Group 1 were significantly higher than in the other groups.