Cross-sectional analysis reveals significant sensorineural hearing loss in patients with chronic otitis media, suggesting implications for treatment.
Key Points
This analysis aims to determine the incidence and severity of sensorineural hearing loss among patients with chronic suppurative otitis media and identify associated risk factors.
Conducted a cross-sectional clinical study on 120 patients diagnosed with chronic suppurative otitis media.
Performed detailed audiometric evaluations including pure-tone audiometry and impedance audiometry.
Excluded patients with external confounding factors for sensorineural hearing loss.
Conducted statistical analyses to find associations between demographic/clinical variables and sensorineural hearing loss.
20.6% of the evaluated ears exhibited a significant sensorineural component of hearing loss.
Severity of sensorineural hearing loss increased with prolonged duration of chronic suppurative otitis media.
Higher incidence of sensorineural hearing loss was noted in cases with cholesteatoma and episodes of active discharge.
The mean age of patients with sensorineural hearing loss was higher compared to those without it.
The atticoantral variety of otitis media showed a greater prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss than the tubotympanic variety.