Analysis of clinical features and prognostic correlation factors of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in children

This study aimed to investigate the clinical features and prognostic correlation factors of sudden sensorineural hearing loss in children (CSSNHL). From January 2016 to December 2021, the clinical data of hospitalized children presenting with sudden sensorineural hearing loss, including age, gender, the ear of onset, onset of treatment, concomitant symptoms, the degree of hearing loss, and audiogram curve type, were retrospectively collected and the effective rate of treatment and the factors affecting prognosis were statistically analyzed. The effective rate of CSSNHL was 29.97%. Univariate analyses showed that the onset of treatment, the degree of hearing loss, audiogram curve type, and tinnitus were associated with prognosis (P