Table 7 Number and rate of recovery of patients according to Siegel’s criteria in 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

Siegel’s criteria type

Group C with DM (Oral steroid + ITS + HBOT) (n = 9)

Group D with DM (Oral steroid + ITS) (n = 10)

p-value

I

6 (66.7%)

1 (10.0%)

0.020c*

I + II

6 (66.7%)

2 (20.0%)

0.070c

I + II + III

7 (77.8%)

5 (50.0%)

0.350c

IV

2 (22.2%)

5 (50.0%)

0.350c

  1. I. Complete recovery, II. Partial recovery, III. Slight improvement, IV. No improvement.
  2. Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean. * p < 0.05.
  3. DM, Diabetes mellitus; HBOT, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; ITS, Intratympanic steroids.
  4. cp-value were calculated by Fisher’s exact test.
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