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Hearing outcomes in steroid received and steroid free groups. Steroid administration does not have statistically significant effect on hearing outcomes (p=0.653).
| Peroral steroid therapy | Response to therapy | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | |||
| Steroid positive | N | 20 | 36 | 66 | 122 |
| percent | 16.4 | 29.5 | 54.1 | 100.0 | |
| Steroid free | N | 8 | 22 | 29 | 59 |
| percent | 13.6 | 37.3 | 49.2 | 100.0 | |
| Total | N | 28 | 58 | 95 | 181 |
| percent | 15.6 | 31.7 | 52.8 | 100.0 | |
A: significant recovery; B: slight recovery; C: unchanged hearing; N: number of patients
