Association of carotid intima-media thickness with the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular factors are associated with the pathophysiological features and risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). However, little is known about the link between carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), SSNHL risk, and their respective treatment outcomes. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed 47 SSNHL cases and 33 control subjects from a single medical center and compared their demographic data and clinical characteristics, including their carotid IMT and audiological data. Of the 80 enrolled subjects, the proportion of those with high carotid IMT was greater in the SSNHL group (53.2%) than in the control group (21.2%), with an odds ratio (OR) of 4.22 (95% confidence interval (CI) [1.53-11.61], P = 0.004). Notably, high carotid IMT was more common in female SSNHL p

SUBMITTER: Ho CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7275684 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature