A PreIiminary Study of the CIinicaI Significance of Word Recognition Scores in EvaIuating the Curative Effects of Sudden Hearing Loss / 听力学及言语疾病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To preliminarily explore the clinical significance of word recognition scores in evalua_ting the curative effects of sudden hearing loss .Methods Pure tone averages (PTA) and word recognition scores (WRS) in 11 cases of sudden hearing loss were obtained on the pre-treatment day and the post -treatment day , and the results were compared .ResuIts The average PTA of 11 cases was 62 .27 ± 15 .36 dB HL on the pre-treat_ment day ,and 60 .23 ± 14 .32 dB HL on the post -treatment day .The average WRS in 11 cases was 42 .91% ± 30 .83% on the pre-treatment day ,and 72 .73% ± 26 .72% on the post-treatment day .There were no significant differences in PTA and the intensity of the sound for testing WRS before and after treatment(P> 0 .05) ,and the difference of the WRS between the pre -treatment and the post -treatment day was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .ConcIusion The WRS could be used in evaluating the curative effect of sudden hearing loss ,which is a sup_plement for PTA .