Hypaque and steroids in the treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

TSUN‐SHENG ‐S HUANG, SHU‐TOA ‐T CHAN, TZE‐LI ‐L HO, JEN‐LIANG ‐L SU, FEI‐PENG ‐P LEE

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Abstract

While the origins of sudden sensorineural hearing loss remain unproven and treatment empirical, the most appropriate therapy remains a matter of controversy. In this paper we have analysed the current forms of treatment, i.e. diatrizoate meglumine, steroids and a vasodilator. The results suggest that although several related factors were shown to indicate a good prognosis regardless of the therapy, none of the currently available regimens produces consistently better results than the spontaneous recovery rate of 65% reported by Mattox & Simmons.1

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-51
Number of pages7
JournalClinical Otolaryngology
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 1989
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • sudden sensorineural hearing loss idoopathic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Otorhinolaryngology

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