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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is associated with chronic rhinosinusitis: population-based study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2016

S H Hung ,
H C Lin ,
L T Kao ,
C S Wu  and
S D Chung
S H Hung
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
H C Lin
Affiliation:
Sleep Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
L T Kao
Affiliation:
Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
C S Wu
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei City Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
S D Chung*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Sleep Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan Graduate Program in Biomedical Informatics, College of Informatics, Yuan-Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Shiu-Dong Chung, Department of Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, No. 21, Section 2, Nanya South Rd, Banciao District, New Taipei City 220, Taiwan E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Background:

This study aimed to evaluate the association of chronic rhinosinusitis with sudden sensorineural hearing loss using a population-based database.

Methods:

Sampled subject data were obtained from the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000. A total of 3325 patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss were identified and 9975 controls were randomly selected. A conditional logistic regression was used to calculate the odds ratio for having been previously diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis, for cases and controls.

Results and conclusion:

The adjusted odds ratio of having prior chronic rhinosinusitis among cases compared to controls was 1.36 (95 per cent confidence interval = 1.16–1.60). The significant relationship between sudden sensorineural hearing loss and chronic rhinosinusitis was most pronounced among those patients aged 44 years or less (compared to controls) (odds ratio = 2.18; 95 per cent confidence interval = 1.63–2.92). However, the significant relationship between sudden sensorineural hearing loss and prior chronic rhinosinusitis was not sustained for patients older than 60 years compared to controls.

Keywords

Sudden DeafnessHearing Loss, SuddenSensorineural Hearing LossRhinitisSinusitis
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 130 , Issue 6 , June 2016 , pp. 521 - 525
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2016 

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