Aetiology | No recovery or incomplete recovery | Complete recovery | Absolute recovery rate (%) | Probability* of recovery at | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 months (%) | 9 months (%) | ||||
Idiopathic | 71 | 81 | 53 | 68 | 73 |
Herpes zoster oticus | 12 | 10 | 46 | 65 | 77 |
Borreliosis | 7 | 8 | 53 | 78 | 78 |
Otogenic | 1 | 7 | 88 | 65 | 87 |
Traumatic | 37 | 18 | 33 | 38 | 46 |
Miscellaneous | 5 | 2 | 29 | 37 | 37 |
Sum | 133 | 126 | 49 | 61 | 68 |
*Owing to the Kaplan-Meier calculation.