21 March 2021 : Clinical Research
Association Between Sigmoid Sinusoidal Tinnitus and Low-Frequency Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Retrospective Study at a Single Center
Siji Wang1ABCDEF, Jiaqiu Dai1B, Changchao Xiang1C, Ziqi Chen1D, Xi Ouyang1E, Lin Zhu1F, Fenghui Yu1B, Xiaofang Zong1F, Houyong Kang1AG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929300
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929300
Table 4 Efficacy evaluation of tinnitus and hearing loss in 20 patients with sigmoid sinusoidal tinnitus and low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss.
| Case No. | Age/sex | Side | CT findings | Symptom duration (years) | Followup period (tears) | Pre-op LF-PTA (dB) | Post-op LF-PTA (dB) | Outcome of hearing loss | Pre-op tinnitus level | Post-op tinnitus level | Outcome of tinnitus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29/F | L | SSD | 0.17 | 5.33 | 27.5 | 17.5 | TR | 4 | 1 | SE |
| 2 | 41/F | R | SSD | 0.33 | 5.17 | 27.5 | 17.5 | TR | 5 | 1 | SE |
| 3 | 27/F | L | SSD | 8 | 4.92 | 30.0 | 20.0 | TR | 4 | 0 | TR |
| 4 | 51/F | R | SSD | 5 | 5.08 | 35.0 | 22.5 | TR | 4 | 1 | SE |
| 5 | 27/F | L | SSD | 0.08 | 4.50 | 37.5 | 15.0 | TR | 4 | 0 | TR |
| 6 | 30/F | R | SSWD | 0.17 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 15.0 | TR | 5 | 0 | TR |
| 7 | 41/F | R | SSWD | 16 | 3.42 | 20.0 | 10.0 | TR | 4 | 1 | SE |
| 8 | 23/F | R | SSWD | 1 | 3.25 | 25.0 | 15.0 | TR | 5 | 1 | SE |
| 9 | 45/M | R | SSD+SSWD | 0.5 | 2.92 | 25.0 | 15.0 | TR | 5 | 2 | SE |
| 10 | 47/F | L | SSWD | 1 | 2.42 | 25.0 | 15.0 | TR | 4 | 0 | TR |
| 11 | 32/F | R | SSWD | 3 | 1.83 | 30.0 | 17.5 | TR | 5 | 1 | SE |
| 12 | 32/F | R | SSD | 1 | 1.42 | 25.0 | 12.5 | TR | 4 | 0 | TR |
| 13 | 22/F | R | SSWD | 1 | 1.33 | 45.0 | 7.5 | TR | 5 | 1 | SE |
| 14 | 25/F | R | SSWD | 0.42 | 1.33 | 42.5 | 10.0 | TR | 5 | 2 | SE |
| 15 | 27/F | R | SSWD | 1 | 1 | 25.0 | 10.0 | TR | 4 | 0 | TR |
| 16 | 29/F | R | SSWD | 1 | 0.92 | 35.0 | 17.5 | TR | 4 | 1 | SE |
| 17 | 54/F | R | SSD+SSWD | 0.5 | 0.83 | 27.5 | 12.5 | TR | 4 | 0 | TR |
| 18 | 26/F | L | SSD+SSWD | 7 | 0.83 | 50.0 | 17.5 | TR | 5 | 3 | SE |
| 19 | 26/F | R | SSD+SSWD | 2 | 0.75 | 35.0 | 12.5 | TR | 4 | 0 | TR |
| 20 | 27/F | R | SSWD | 1 | 0.58 | 40.0 | 20.0 | TR | 5 | 0 | TR |
| No. – number; F – Femal; M – Male; R – right; L – left; Pre-op – pre-operative; Post-op – post-operative; LF-PTA – low frequencies (0.25, 0.5 kHz) pure tone average; SE – significantly effective; TR – totol recover; SSD – sigmoid sinus diverticulum; SSWD – sigmoid sinus wall dehiscence. | |||||||||||