Association of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss With Affective Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) often experience permanent hearing impairment, which could result in psychological perturbations. However, the relationship between ISSNHL and affective disorders, including depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, has not been fully evaluated.

Objective

To investigate the potential relationship between ISSNHL and affective disorders using nationwide representative cohort sample data.

Design, setting, and participants

This study used a nationwide propensity score-matched cohort sample from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database from 2002 through 2013, which comprises data from approximately 1 million patients. The study included 1425 patients with ISSNHL and 7125 individual

SUBMITTER: Kim JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6145778 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature