Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2011 Oct;54(10):675-682. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2011.54.10.675.

Treatment Strategy for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Affiliations
  • 1Sub-Committee on Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Quality Control Committee, Korean Otologic Society, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea.
  • 3Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
  • 6Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 7Soree Ear Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
  • 8Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is an emergent disease in otologic field. Because the etiology and pathological mechanism were not proven yet, treatment protocol was not established. Therefore, medications, duration, and dosage were different from each institute. In this review, authors collected and analyzed articles on sudden sensorineural hearing loss published during recent 11 years. From those, we described the recommendations on the criteria and method of diagnosis, tools for treatment and their results, and guideline for reporting results and follow up.

Keyword

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss; Treatment; Prognosis; Audiometry; Medication

MeSH Terms

Audiometry
Clinical Protocols
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Prognosis
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