Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy and influencing factors of HBOT(hyperbaric oxygen therapy, HBOT) combined with medication in the treatment of SSNHL (sudden sensorineural hearing loss, SSNHL). Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted using REDCap software to establish a clinical database for SSNHL. Patients treated at Beijing Haidian hospital from July 2019 to July 2024 were enrolled and divided into two groups: a medication-only group and a combined HBOT-medication group. A logistic regression model was applied to establish propensity scores, and nearest neighbor matching was used to ensure baseline consistency before treatment in the two groups of patients. After matching, a total of 184 SSNHL patients were included in the analysis: 92 cases in the medication-only group and 92 cases in the combined HBOT-medication group. The efficacy grading cure, marked improvement, effective and ineffective was the primary outcome measure and calculate the total effective rate (sum of cure,marked imporovement,effective rate) to compare the clinical efficacy of different treatment regimens between the two groups. And further analysis was performed to assess the impact of different audiogram curve types on treatment outcomes. Results ①The total effective rates for the medication-only group and the combined HBOT-medication group were 58.7% and 60.9% respectively. The efficacy grading of the combined HBOT-medication group was significantly higher than that of the medication-only group (P<0.05). ②Impact of audiogram curve types on efficacy: Flat-type SSNHL (57 cases), the total effective rates for the medication-only and combined HBOT-medication were 46.7% and 81.5% respectively. The efficacy grading of the combined HBOT-medication group was significantly better than that of the medication-only group (P<0.05).Total deafness-type SSNHL (95 cases): The total effective rates for the medication-only and combined HBOT-medication groups were 63.0% and 51.0% respectively. The efficacy grading of the combined HBOT-medication group was significantly lower than that of the medication-only group (P<0.05).Low-frequency descending SSNHL (13 cases): The total effective rates for the medication-only group and the combined HBOT-medication group were 83.3% and 57.1% respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).High-frequency descending SSNHL (19 cases): The total effective rates for the medication-only group and combined HBOT-medication group were 60.0% and 55.6% respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusions Compared to the medication-only group, the combined HBOT-medication group can significantly improve the clinical efficacy of patients with SSNHL patients, particularly for those with flat-type hearing loss. However, the combined HBOT-medication does not enhance efficacy in total deafness-type, low-frequency descending, or high-frequency descending SSNHL. These findings suggest that audiogram curve type may be a critical factor influencing the effectiveness of the combined HBOT-medication.