Case Report Undersea Hyperb Med 2026

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Stroke-Related Sudden Hearing Loss: A Case Report

Kayacık S, Selek F, Aslan A, Karabakan R, Kıratlı Ü — Undersea Hyperb Med, 2026

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers documented the case of a 74-year-old man who developed sudden hearing loss after a stroke and was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

The patient experienced a 70 dB hearing loss in his left ear following a stroke. Initial treatments with intravenous methylprednisolone for ten days and five intratympanic steroid injections did not improve his hearing. However, after 14 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen treatment, his hearing function significantly improved.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is not a Health Canada-recognised indication for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to a wider patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Sudden Hearing Loss
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	41979530
Year Published	2026
Journal	Undersea Hyperb Med
MeSH Terms	Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Aged; Hearing Loss, Sudden; Stroke; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Methylprednisolone; Glucocorticoids; Injection, Intratympanic

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Last reviewed: April 16, 2026 | Reviewed by: Canada Hyperbarics Editorial Team | Editorial process | Research sources | Counts & methodology