Standard and Extend High-Frequency Audiometry in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Impacts on Tinnitus and Mental Health.
Andreza TomazKelly Abdo PeronFlavia Alencar de Barros SuzukiSilvia Roberta Gesteira MonteiroSujana S ChandrasekharNorma Oliveira PenidoPublished in: Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (2024)
Despite improvement in pure-tone thresholds by SA, a subset of unilateral SSNHL patients did not experience hearing recovery in EHF thresholds and reported persistent tinnitus. We postulate that their diminished anxiety and better mental health may be related to both hearing improvement in standard audiometry and reduction in tinnitus loudness. This pilot prospective study investigates the utility of performing EHF audiometry to better understand outcomes in patients with SSNHL.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- high frequency
- hearing loss
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- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental illness
- randomized controlled trial
- type diabetes
- skeletal muscle
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- sleep quality