Clinical Study International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 1999

Large vestibular aqueduct syndrome treated by hyperbaric oxygen.

Nakashima T, Ueda H, Furuhashi A, Yasue M, Beppu R, Ogawa K, et al. — International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, 1999

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported on a 14-year-old girl with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome whose sensorineural hearing loss was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy after conventional treatments failed.

What They Found

A 14-year-old girl with large vestibular aqueduct syndrome experienced an abrupt decline in right hearing from 60 dB to over 110 dB. After 22 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, her right hearing ability recovered to approximately 60 dB.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted in Japan and did not involve Canadian participants or institutions.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation of this study is that it is a single case report, which limits the generalizability of its findings to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Sudden Hearing Loss
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	10628550
Year Published	1999
Journal	International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
MeSH Terms	Adolescent; Female; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Syndrome; Vestibular Aqueduct

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