Etiologic and Audiologic Characteristics of Patients With Pediatric-Onset Unilateral and Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pediatric-onset unilateral and asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a common condition, but in most patients, the cause remains unclear; thus, determination of the hearing outlook is difficult.

Objective

To analyze the etiologic and audiologic characteristics of pediatric-onset unilateral and asymmetric SNHL.

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective cohort study performed from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2016, patients at a tertiary referral center who were diagnosed with pediatric-onset unilateral or asymmetric SNHL were divided into 3 groups according to their hearing levels: unilateral hearing loss with scaled-out levels (UHL-SO), unilateral hearing loss with residual hearing (UHL-RH), and asymmetric hearing loss (AHL)

SUBMITTER: Lin PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710283 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature