Abstract：【Objective】To investigate the clinical characteristics and therapeutic effect of bilateral sudden deafness. 【Methods】The clinical data of 16 patients with bilateral sudden deafness admitted to our hospital in 2014 were analyzed retrospectively. 【Results】Among the 16 patients, there were 7 patients with tinnitus in which 4 cases were cured, 1 case was markedly effective, 1 case was effective and 1 case was ineffective.; The total effective rate was 85.7%. The remaining 9 patients who were not associated with tinnitus included 3 cases were cured, 1 case was markedly effective, 2 cases were effective and 3 cases were ineffective, the total effective rate was 55.6%. Of the 16 patients, 5 patients were under 60 years old. Among these, 4 cases were cured, 1 case was ineffective and the total effective rate was 80%. The remaining 11 cases were over 60 years old which included 3 cases that were cured, 2 cases that were markedly effective, 3 cases that were effective and 3 cases that were ineffective; the total effective rate was 72.7%. The total effective rate of patients with tinnitus and age ≤ 60 years seemed higher than of those who were not associated with tinnitus, but the difference was not statistically significant (P＞0.05).【Conclusion】Bilateral sudden deafness is a complicated disease afflicting many people. Its clinical features are complicated. It is necessary to adopt different treatment methods for different types of hearing curves.
2017, Vol. 34 
