OBJECTIVE To compare the influence of age on the recovery of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.METHODS Detailed medical data of patients were reviewed.The patients were diagnosed as sudden sensorineural hearing loss from Jan 2010 to June 2018 and accepted treatments with neurotrophic drugs,steroid or hyperbaric oxygen.Age grouping was performed by every 5 years'interval.The treatment efficacy and hearing improvement were compared according to the age.RESULTS There were one hundred and sixty-three patients in this study.The majority of patients had moderate or above hearing loss,and most of the hearing curve was flat and profound type.The overall recovery rate was 56.44%,hearing gain was averaged 21.88 dB.55-60 years group had largest number of patients in the 11 age groups.Even with different treatment,the patients aged 57-66 years had the bad recovery,including the hearing gain data and total effective rate.CONCLUSION Ages has influence on the recovery of sudden sensorineural hearing loss,it maybe correlated with the etiology and patients'condition.
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