Psychological stress as a measure for treatment response prediction in idiopathic sudden hearing loss

Early prediction of therapeutic outcomes could reduce exposure to ineffective treatments and optimize clinical outcomes. However, none of the known otologic predictors is amenable to therapeutic intervention for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL). The aims of this study were to investigate psychological stress as a potential predictor to discriminate outcomes in ISSNHL.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - August 22, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Daeyoung Roh, Janet Ren Chao, Do Hoon Kim, Chulho Kim, Ohk-Hyun Ryu, Kyung Hee Yoon, Jae Hoon Jung, Chang Hyun Lee, Ji-Hyeon Shin, Min Jae Kim, Chan Hum Park, Jun Ho Lee Source Type: research