Association of Vertigo With Hearing Outcomes in Patients With Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) accompanied by vertigo may portend a negative prognosis in the hearing outcome.

Objective

To investigate the association of vertigo with prognosis of hearing variables in SSHL.

Data sources

A literature search of eligible studies was performed in PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase from September 26, 1973, through September 26, 2017. Studies published in English were retrieved with no restrictions on the date of publication. References were identified by screening the proceedings of relevant reviews, and annual meeting and other correlative papers were scanned manually for enrollment.

Study selection

All original research studies and retrospective or prospective studies focusing on the role of vertigo in the pr

SUBMITTER: Yu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143008 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature