Oral vs Intratympanic Steroids for Treating Sudden Deafness
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the hydrops by image analyses. A 64 years-old female who showed partial recovery of hearing disturbance two months after the onset of sudden deafness underwent inner ear MRI in combination with intratympanic injection of gadolinium. Two-dimensional fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (2D-FLAIR) sequences taken by 3 tesla MR unit showed endolymphatic hydrops in the cochlea. Electrocochleogram co...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0194-5998,1097-6817
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.06.172