Impact of vestibular dysfunction on short - term auditory outcome in severe to profound unilateral idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a retrospective analysis

Key Points

• To evaluate how vestibular dysfunction impacts short-term auditory outcomes in severe unilateral sudden hearing loss.
• Retrospective analysis of patients with severe/profound unilateral ISSNHL
• Assessment of vestibular function using caloric tests and vHIT
• Comparison of hearing recovery outcomes based on vestibular function results
• Vertigo and abnormal vestibular test results predict poorer hearing recovery short-term.
• Vestibular assessment is beneficial for understanding prognosis but should not be the sole predictor.
• Further studies are required to validate these findings.