Table 4.
Characteristics of ISSNHL based on audiogram types (n = 759 ears, n (%)).
| Characteristics | Ascending | Descending | Flat | Profound | Concave or convex | statistical values* | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 79) | (n = 66) | (n = 260) | (n = 343) | (n = 11) | |||
| Male | 35 (44.3) | 43 (65.2) | 137 (52.7) | 182 (53.1) | 6 (54.5) | 6.330 | 0.176 |
| Female | 44 (55.7) | 23 (34.8) | 123 (47.3) | 161 (46.9) | 5 (45.5) | ||
| Unilateral hearing loss | 76 (96.2) | 58 (87.9) | 241 (92.7) | 333 (97.1) | 11 (100) | 11.683 | 0.014 |
| Bilateral hearing loss | 3 (3.8) | 8 (12.1) | 19 (7.3) | 10 (2.9) | 0 (0) | ||
| Accompanying symptoms | |||||||
| Tinnitus | 78 (98.7) | 65 (98.5) | 255 (98.1) | 328 (95.6) | 10 (90.9) | 5.639 | 0.179 |
| Vertigo | 3 (3.8) | 7 (10.6) | 20 (7.7) | 60 (17.5) | 0 (0) | 21.226 | 0.000 |
| BPPV | 0 (0) | 3 (4.5) | 4 (1.5) | 13 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 5.919 | 0.155 |
| comorbidities | |||||||
| Hypertension | 16 (20.3) | 10 (15.2) | 57 (21.9) | 90 (26.2) | 1 (9.1) | 6.047 | 0.196 |
| Diabetes | 0 (0) | 3 (4.5) | 15 (5.8) | 24 (7.0) | 0 (0) | 7.308 | 0.101 |
| Abnormal blood coagulation | |||||||
| High fibrinogen | 0 (0) | 2 (3.0) | 9 (3.5) | 14 (4.1) | 0 (0) | 3.419 | 0.401 |
| Reduced APTT | 3 (3.8) | 2 (3.0) | 12 (4.6) | 26 (7.6) | 0 (0) | 3.543 | 0.431 |
| Reduced PT | 1 (1.3) | 4 (6.1) | 4 (1.5) | 6 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 4.980 | 0.231 |
| High blood lipid | |||||||
| High TC | 27 (34.2) | 22 (33.3) | 99 (38.1) | 134 (39.1) | 2 (18.2) | 3.009 | 0.556 |
| High TG | 13 (16.5) | 8 (12.1) | 43 (16.5) | 79 (23.0) | 1 (9.1) | 7.719 | 0.102 |
| Low HDL | 25 (31.6) | 28 (42.4) | 110 (42.3) | 141 (41.1) | 4 (36.4) | 3.151 | 0.533 |
| High LDL | 31 (39.2) | 34 (51.5) | 109 (41.9) | 148 (43.1) | 3 (27.3) | 3.638 | 0.457 |
*The Chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test.