Clinical Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 2016

Complete recovery following hyperbaric oxygen therapy in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss--a report of two cases.

Agrawal S, Sharma N — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 2016

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported on two cases of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) that achieved complete recovery after receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy alongside medical treatment.

What They Found

Both of the two reported cases of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) experienced a complete recovery of hearing. This recovery occurred after they received hyperbaric oxygen therapy in addition to standard medical treatment.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it reports on cases from outside Canada.

Study Limitations

The findings are based on only two case reports, which limits generalizability and the ability to draw definitive conclusions about treatment effectiveness.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Sudden Hearing Loss
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	27265993
Year Published	2016
Journal	Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms	Adult; Combined Modality Therapy; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Hearing Loss, Sudden; Hearing Loss, Unilateral; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male

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