Spectrum of Handicap in Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss. 2022

Rachit Sood, and Kartikesh Gupta, and Saurabh Varshney, and Amit Kumar, and Amit Kumar Tyagi, and Nongthombam Surjalata Devi
Department of ENT, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 249201 India.

Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss (USNHL) can present with varying symptoms apart from hearing loss, such as dizziness and tinnitus. Impaired sound localization, inability to identify speech in noise and decreased temporal summation can significantly impair the daily activities of an individual. This along with dizziness and tinnitus affects the physical, mental and social health as well. The purpose of this study is to assess and correlate the spectrum of handicap faced by USNHL patients. Validated questionnaires were used to evaluate handicap in 42 USNHL patients due to hearing loss (Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults-HHIA), dizziness (Dizziness Handicap Inventory-DHI) and tinnitus (Tinnitus Handicap Inventory-THI). These handicaps were then correlated with each other using Spearman's correlation coefficient. Statistically significant strong positive correlation of HHIA was seen with DHI (rho = 0.60, p ≤ 0.001) and THI (rho = 0.74, p ≤ 0.001). Similarly, strong positive correlation was seen between emotional subscales of HHIA and DHI (rho = 0.73, p ≤ 0.001). USNHL can lead to significant emotional and social handicap which is compounded in the presence of hearing loss, dizziness and tinnitus. These handicaps are strongly correlated to one another. Hence, a holistic approach is needed for USNHL rehabilitation. There exists a need to develop a comprehensive measure to assess and grade the handicap faced by these patients.

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