Frontiers in Neurology (Aug 2022)

Bone-turnover biomarkers as potential prognostic factors in sudden sensorineural hearing loss: A prospective cohort study

  • Xiaoyan Chen,
  • Xiaoyan Chen,
  • Zhong Zheng,
  • Zhong Zheng,
  • Lili Xiao,
  • Lili Xiao,
  • Chengqi Liu,
  • Chengqi Liu,
  • Ying Shen,
  • Ying Shen,
  • Ning Ma,
  • Ning Ma,
  • Hongjun Dong,
  • Shankai Yin,
  • Shankai Yin,
  • Yanmei Feng,
  • Yanmei Feng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.980150
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13

Abstract

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ObjectivesThis study aims to explore the relationship between bone-turnover biomarkers and the recovery of SSNHL to provide clues for further improvements in etiological research and predictors.MethodsThe medical history, hearing thresholds, biomarkers of bone-turnover, and related hormones of 117 SSNHL patients were collected prospectively between August 2018 and December 2021. Linear correlation and logistic regression models were applied to examine the association between bone-turnover biomarkers and the prognosis of SSNHL.ResultsAge, the incidence of vertigo, pure tone average of the impaired frequencies (PTAimpairedfre), and the levels of bone turnover [including alkaline phosphatase (ALP), β-carboxy terminal crosslinked telopeptide of type 1 collagen (β-CTX), and N-terminal-midfragment of osteocalcin (N-MID)] were higher in the nonresponders than responders (P < 0.05). Logistic regression showed that the age (OR = 1.035, P = 0.027), time to treatment (OR = 1.157, P = 0.038), PTAimpairedfre (OR = 1.031, P = 0.008), and β-CTX (OR = 1.004, P = 0.001) were independent risk factors for the prognosis of SSNHL. In the women SSNHL subgroup, age, postmenopause percentage, PTAimpairedfre, the activity of ALP, levels of β-CTX, and N-MID were significantly higher in the nonresponders than the responders (P < 0.05). Compared to the men SSNHL subgroup, β-CTX has a higher correlation coefficient and predictive efficiency in the women SSNHL subgroup, and logistic regression showed that β-CTX (OR = 1.004, P = 0.004) was an independent risk factor for the women SSNHL.ConclusionsBone-turnover biomarkers are risk factors for poor prognosis in SSNHL, especially β-CTX. The differences were significant in women SSNHL, which may be related to the rapid regression of estrogen after menopause that leads to the occurrence of osteoporosis with a high conversion rate.

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