Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2006;0(07):-

The observation on risk factors of the sudden sensorineural hearing loss in Qinghai

Ning LING ; Ying YANG ; Shanhong LI

Keywords

Deafness,Sudden; Incidence; Age Distribution; Questionnaires; QINGHAI

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To reduce or avoid the risk factors of idiopathic sudden hearing loss in Qinghai. METHODS The clinical data of 143 sudden hearing loss patients was analyzed in Qinghai by the questionnaire. RESULTS The high incidence of sudden hearing loss happened at 2 to 6 hours after waking up in the morning. And most of the patients occurred at 18～50 years old(accounted 70.63%). 79.65% of the patients were mental laborers, 57.34% were drinkers, and 59.44% were very tired before illness. There were significant differences(P