Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of psychological intervention combined with diazepam on sudden hearing loss patients with anxiety. Method: 108 cases of sudden hearing loss patients with anxiety were randomly divided into two groups(n=54 in each group): The control group received routine treatment of sudden hearing loss, the study group was given psychological intervention combined with diazepam tablets(2.5 mg once, twice a day) based on the routine treatment. The hearing and HAMA and SAS scores were reviewed after 10 days of treatment. Result: After 10 days of treatment, the average hearing threshold of patients in the control group and the study group were respectively increased by （19.65±7.89）dB and （26.93±9.04）dB (t=4.54, P=0.006), the HAMA score of two groups were respectively decreased by 4.68 and 10.75（t=9.949, P=0.000）and the SAS score of two groups were respectively decreased by 15.93 and 23.39 (t=6.773, P=0.000), and the total efficiency of hearing of two groups were 61.11% and 77.78% (χ²=4.441, P=0.035),respectively. the differences were statistically significant. Conclusion: Psychological intervention combined with diazepam can relieve anxiety in patients with sudden hearing loss effectively, and play a positive role in the development and prognosis of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
Keywords: HAMA Score; anxiety; diazepam; psychological intervention; sudden hearing loss.