Table 6 Demographics and audiologic features of patients with DM in Group C with DM and Group D with DM.

From: The therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with severe to profound idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Characteristic

Group C with DM

(Oral steroid + ITS + HBOT)

(n = 9)

Group D with DM

(Oral steroid + ITS)

(n = 10)

p-value

Mean age (years)

47.67 ± 13.629

57.70 ± 10.802

0.092b

Gender (Male : Female)

8:1

6:4

0.303c

Side (Right : left)

8:1

5:5

0.141c

Time from symptom onset of SSNHL to treatment (days)

3.67 ± 2.121

3.50 ± 4.403

0.796b

Initial PTA average (dB)

93.11 ± 8.343

101.80 ± 13.390

0.400b

 80–89 dB SSNHL

3 (33.3%)

3 (30.0%)

0.156c

 90–99 dB SSNHL

4 (44.4%)

2 (20.0%)

1.000c

  ≥ 100 dB SSNHL

2 (36.8%)

5 (50.0%)

0.350c

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean.
  2. DM, Diabetes mellitus; HBOT, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; SSNHL, Sudden sensorineural hearing loss; ITS, Intratympanic steroids; PTA, Pure-tone average.
  3. bp-value were calculated by Mann–whitney test.
  4. cp-value were calculated by Fisher’s exact test.
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