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The effects of depression and anxiety levels on the status of recovery in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2016002011
Güliz Mert, D., Durmuş, K., Kelleci, M., Doğan Karataş, T., & Elif Altuntaş, E. (2016). The effects of depression and anxiety levels on the status of recovery in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. ENT Updates, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2016002011
Volume 6 Issue 2 (2016)
Copyright (c) 2016 Derya Güliz Mert, Kasım Durmuş, Meral Kelleci, Tuba Doğan Karataş, Emine Elif Altuntaş
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Authors

  • Derya Güliz Mert
    Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
  • Kasım Durmuş Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
  • Meral Kelleci Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
  • Tuba Doğan Karataş Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
  • Emine Elif Altuntaş Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

Objective: To compare the severity of anxiety and depression symptoms in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) patients with (n=33) and without (n=17) recovery, and healthy control group.

Methods: This study was conducted on ISSHL inpatients (n=50) and a healthy control group (n=52). Severity of the anxiety and depression symptoms was assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) during admission. Hearing data of all 50 cases obtained at baseline and after the treatment (at the end of the 4th week) were gathered from the audiological evaluation form of each patient.

Results: The rates of ISSHL patients with and without recovery were 66% and 34%, respectively. The mean BDI and STAI-II scores of the patients with ISSHL were significantly higher than those of the control group (11.4±8.6 vs. 6.8±4.3 and 41.6±7.3 vs. 36.7±8.4, respectively; p0.05).

Conclusion: ISSHL patients had a more depressive and anxious mood compared to the healthy controls. However, anxiety and depressive mood had no effect on the recovery status of the ISSHL patients. Physicians also need to pay attention to the status of anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with ISSHL.

Keywords:

Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss anxiety depression