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Intratympanic Steroid Treatment for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Failure of Intravenous Therapy
Joint Authors
Ferri, Emanuele
Fasson, Anna Chiara
Amadori, Maurizio
Spinato, Giacomo
Frisina, Antonio
Armato, Enrico
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
The aim of this study is the investigation of the effectiveness of intratympanic steroids therapy (IST) in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) who had not responded to intravenous treatment, evaluating the overall hearing recovery and comparing the results with different variables.
Materials and Methods.
Our study consisted of 55 patients with refractory ISSHL who, at the end of 10 days of therapy with intravenous steroids, had puretone 4-frequency average (PTA) of worse than 30 dB.
The patients received 0.5 mL of methylprednisolone by direct intratympanic injection.
The procedure was carried out up to 7 times within a 20-days period.
Statistical analysis was carried out.
Results.
Overall 29 patients (52.7%) showed improvement in PTA, 24 (43.8%) had no change in hearing, and 2 (3.5%) worsened.
There was a significant statistical correlation between hearing recovery and time to onset of symptoms, severity of hearing loss and frequency of hearing loss.
Conclusions.
IST is an effective and safe therapy in sudden sensorineural hearing loss cases that are refractory to standard treatment.
The earlier IST, the hearing losses less than 90 dB and the involvement of the low frequencies seem to influence positively the hearing recovery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferri, Emanuele& Frisina, Antonio& Fasson, Anna Chiara& Armato, Enrico& Spinato, Giacomo& Amadori, Maurizio. 2012. Intratympanic Steroid Treatment for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Failure of Intravenous Therapy. ISRN Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferri, Emanuele…[et al.]. Intratympanic Steroid Treatment for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Failure of Intravenous Therapy. ISRN Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferri, Emanuele& Frisina, Antonio& Fasson, Anna Chiara& Armato, Enrico& Spinato, Giacomo& Amadori, Maurizio. Intratympanic Steroid Treatment for Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Failure of Intravenous Therapy. ISRN Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487926
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487926