Table 1 Study participant demographics
| Â | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Years in practice | ||
 Less than 5 years | 35 | 67.3 |
 5–10 years | 12 | 23.1 |
 11–15 years | 3 | 5.8 |
 16–20 years | 0 | 0 |
 More than 20 years | 2 | 3.8 |
The geographical region in which you primarily serve patients would be considered: | ||
 Urban | 26 | 50 |
 Suburban | 12 | 23.1 |
 Rural | 14 | 26.9 |
The setting in which you primarily practice would be considered: | ||
 Solo practice | 4 | 7.7 |
 Walk-in clinic | 4 | 7.7 |
 Urgent Care or Emergency Department | 9 | 17.3 |
 Non-Academic Group or Team | 26 | 50 |
 Academic Group or Team | 9 | 17.3 |
In the past 6 months, number of patients presenting to you with complaints of unilateral, acute or sudden-onset hearing loss, not as a result of cerumen impaction: | ||
 Fewer than 5 | 46 | 88.5 |
 5–10 | 6 | 11.5 |
 11–15 | 0 | 0 |
 16–20 | 0 | 0 |
 More than 20 | 0 | 0 |
In the past 12 months, typical wait-time for your patients to be seen by an otolaryngologist, referred for unilateral, sudden-onset hearing loss: | ||
 1 week or less | 16 | 30.8 |
 1–4 weeks | 28 | 53.8 |
 1–3 months | 4 | 7.7 |
 3–6 months | 3 | 5.8 |
 Greater than 6 months | 1 | 1.9 |
 Greater than 12 months | 0 | 0 |
The province/territory in which you primarily practice: | ||
 British Columbia | 2 | 3.8 |
 Alberta | 5 | 9.6 |
 Saskatchewan | 0 | 0 |
 Manitoba | 3 | 5.8 |
 Ontario | 36 | 69.2 |
 Quebec | 2 | 3.8 |
 New Brunswick | 0 | 0 |
 Nova Scotia | 2 | 3.8 |
 Prince Edward Island | 0 | 0 |
 Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 | 3.8 |
 Yukon | 0 | 0 |
 Northwest Territories | 0 | 0 |
 Nunavut | 0 | 0 |