Clinical Guideline Medicine 2017

Successful treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss by means of pharmacotherapy combined with early hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Case report.

Olex-Zarychta D — Medicine, 2017

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers presented a case report detailing the treatment of a 44-year-old woman with sudden sensorineural hearing loss using corticosteroids and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

A 44-year-old woman diagnosed with unilateral sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss received 15 daily 1-hour exposures to 100% oxygen at 2.5 atmosphere absolute, combined with oral high-dose corticosteroids. This combined treatment led to a full recovery of her hearing.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, this study's findings are limited by the lack of generalizability and the absence of a control group.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Guideline
Category	Sudden Hearing Loss
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	29390550
Year Published	2017
Journal	Medicine
MeSH Terms	Administration, Oral; Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Prednisone

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