- Distribution of studied patients according to their demographics, comorbidity and family history of hearing loss (N=33).
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean 9 years, 108 months) | |
| Pediatric (mean 3 years, 36 months) | 108 (81.2) |
| Adult (mean 36 years, 432 months) | 25 (18.8) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 58 (43.6) |
| Male | 75 (56.4) |
| Nationality | |
| Non-Saudi | 5 (3.8) |
| Saudi | 128 (96.2) |
| Residency | |
| From Makkah | 67 (50.4) |
| From outside Makkah | 66 (49.6) |
| Comorbidity | |
| No | 77 (74.0) |
| Yes | 27 (26.0) |
| If having comorbidity, specify ?(n=27) | |
| Sudden sensory neural hearing loss (SSNHL) | 5 (3.8) |
| Consanguinity | 10 (7.5) |
| Cochlear implantation | 24 (18) |
| Cardiac disease | 7 (5.3) |
| Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLD) | 3 (2.3) |
| Enlarged vestibular aqueduct syndrome (EVAS) | 3 (2.3) |
| Epilepsy | 2 (1.5) |
| Pierre Roben sequel | 4 (3.0) |
| Cogan syndrome | 2 (1.6) |
| Other | 26 (19.5) |
| Family history of hearing loss | |
| No | 107 (80.5) |
| Yes | 26 (19.5) |