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The correlation of hearing prognosis and caloric test results in Meniere's disease: a follow up study.
Acta Oto-laryngologica 2024 March 5
BACKGROUND: Hearing loss is important in the diagnosis and treatment of Meniere's disease (MD). However, little is known about the factors associated with hearing changes in MD.
AIMS/OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between hearing prognosis and caloric test (CT) results in MD.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Ninety consecutive patients diagnosed with unilateral definite MD underwent pure tone audiometry (PTA) and CT at initial visits, and were re-tested PTA at the 6-month follow-up.
RESULTS: Fifty-three of ninety MD patients (58.89%) had abnormal CT results. The change of PTA (cPTA = initial PTA-last PTA) was negatively correlated with canal paresis (CP) values (overall association p = 0.032 and non-linear association p = 0.413). Multivariate linear model showed that as the CP value changed from 0 to 1, the cPTA decreased by -13.31 dB (95% CI: -24.03, -2.6) ( p = 0.016). Stratified analysis found that the association was present in MD patients of Stage 1 and 2 ( p < 0.05) but not in patients of Stage 3 and 4 ( p > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Elevated CP values may be linked to worse hearing outcomes in MD, especially in Stage 1 and 2 patients. Conducting a caloric test at the initial consultation may aid in assessing hearing regression in MD.
AIMS/OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between hearing prognosis and caloric test (CT) results in MD.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Ninety consecutive patients diagnosed with unilateral definite MD underwent pure tone audiometry (PTA) and CT at initial visits, and were re-tested PTA at the 6-month follow-up.
RESULTS: Fifty-three of ninety MD patients (58.89%) had abnormal CT results. The change of PTA (cPTA = initial PTA-last PTA) was negatively correlated with canal paresis (CP) values (overall association p = 0.032 and non-linear association p = 0.413). Multivariate linear model showed that as the CP value changed from 0 to 1, the cPTA decreased by -13.31 dB (95% CI: -24.03, -2.6) ( p = 0.016). Stratified analysis found that the association was present in MD patients of Stage 1 and 2 ( p < 0.05) but not in patients of Stage 3 and 4 ( p > 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Elevated CP values may be linked to worse hearing outcomes in MD, especially in Stage 1 and 2 patients. Conducting a caloric test at the initial consultation may aid in assessing hearing regression in MD.
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