The author explains the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnostic work-up, and management of sudden deafness. "Sudden" deafness is defined as sensorineural hearing loss of 30 decibels or more in at least 3 contiguous frequencies occurring over less than 3 days. The pathophysiology of sudden deafness is poorly understood. Various theories have been proposed, including those attributing ...

BACKGROUND This is a case study of an 18-year-old female who suffered a bilateral idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss that was coincident with the removal of four impacted wisdom teeth, Throughout childhood the patient had normal hearing for pure tones bilaterally as measured at the pediatrician's office. One month prior to dental surgery (May) the patient volunteered to participate in an aud...

The definition of sudden hearing loss is widely accepted as a sensorineural hearing loss of 30 dB or more, over at least three contiguous audiometric frequencies, that develops over 3 days or less. It must either be a new loss occurring in an ear with previously normal hearing or an incremental deterioration in an ear with pre-existing hearing loss. Although conductive hearing loss may also be ...

We encountered 6 rare cases of acute-onset unilateral psychogenic hearing loss in adults. All were women in their 20s and 30s. Three cases had severe hearing impairment characterized by hearing loss at every frequency; 2 cases had profound hearing impairment, and 1 case had low-frequency hearing impairment. Of the 6 cases, 3 had a history of hearing loss, and 1 had a history of psychogenic visu...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of Prednisolone and placebo on the recovery of unilateral idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial. SETTING Four tertiary and 10 secondary referral centers. PATIENTS Of 103 patients randomly assigned, 93 were included in the modified intention-to-treat analysis. Th...

Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is defined as hearing loss of at least 30 dB in 3 sequential frequencies occurring within 72 hours . Its estimated incidence ranges from 5 to 20 cases per 100,000 population , lowest in individuals aged 2030 years (4.7 per 100,000), and highest in those aged 50-60 years (15.8 per 100,000) . Both sexes are equally affected and about 95% of the...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to investigate whether near-continual transtympanic steroid perfusion is more effective than intermittent intratympanic steroid injection as a salvage therapy for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. STUDY DESIGN Case control study. METHODS We designed a case-control study consisting of 60 patients with sudden sensorineural hearin...