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SUBMITTER: Chen L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160035 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Liquan L Zhang Gaohua G Zhang Zhanhui Z Wang Yufeng Y Hu Liren L Wu Jiayuan J
Medicine 20180901 38
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic inflammation has been regarded as one of the causes of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL). Several individual studies have reported the association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and ISSHL. However, the findings have been inconsistent, and these data have not been systematically evaluated. Thus, we conducted this meta-analysis to further explore the predictive value of NLR on formation and prognosis of ISSHL.<h4>Methods</h4>A comprehensi ...[more]