[Analysis of prognostic factors influencing the effectiveness of treatment in sudden sensorineural hearing loss].

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is defined as a greater than 30 dB deterioration in at least 3 consecutive frequencies occurring within 72 hours. The disease is mostly idiopathic and needs an urgent treatment. Between 01. 01. 2015 and 31. 12. 2016, 149 patients with sudden hearing loss were admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pécs. The epidemiological data, the prognostic factors and the outcome of the treatment were retrospectively analyzed. Isolated high frequency (p = 0.012) and less severe hearing loss (p<0.001), older age (p = 0.005), comorbodities like cardiovascular disease (p = 0.009) and diabetes (p = 0.029) were found as negative prognostic factors. Time of introduction of the treatment, gender, and side of the affected ear did not influence the outcome. Our finding was mainly congruent to the literature. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(18): 687-693.