ضارمأب ةباصلإا مدعو نسلا ةثادح نأ جئاتنلا ترهظأ :جئاتنلا ةيبلقلا ضارملأاو ،مدلا طغض عافتراو ،يركسلاك( ىرخأ ـب ةباصلإا نم مايأ ةعبس نوضغ يف جلاعلا يقّلتو )ةيئاعولا تاذ ةيعمس تاطيطخت دوجوو لدتعُحلما عمسلا نادقْفو ،ISSHL لضفأ ةقيرطب عمسلا ةداعتسا يف تمهاس ،ةدعاص تاءانحنا ةيقنلا ةمغنلا عمس سايق غلبو .ةيئاصحلإا ةيحانلا نم ريثكب ،طسوتلما يف لبيسيد 23.9 ± 67.8 رملأا لوأ يف )PTA( و لبيسيد 51.6±28.7 ىلإ ني...

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An endothelial dysfunction has been described in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) patients. The purpose of our review was to: i) identify, evaluate and review recent research about cardiovascular risk factors involvement and signs of endothelial dysfunction in ISSHL; ii) implication of these discovering in clinical practice and future research. A Medline literature search wa...

INTRODUCTION Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (ISSHL) is defined when a loss of at least 30 dB occurs in over 3 continuous frequencies, in up to 72 hours, of which etiology is not established, despite adequate investigation. Different types of treatment regimens have been proposed, but only glucocorticoids have shown some evidence of benefit in the literature. OBJECTIVE To analyze...

OBJECTIVE To determine hearing recovery in patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss treated with varying amounts of oral steroids. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A retrospective chart review (n = 75) in a tertiary care clinic examined sudden hearing loss patients treated with 1 60-mg prednisone taper, 1 course of steroid less than a 60-mg taper, or any 2 courses of oral steroid. RESULTS Overa...

BACKROUND Only few therapeutic options exist for patients with refractory sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss (SISHL). Little is known about the efficacy of second-line therapies. Rheopheresis seems to be an effective therapeutic possibility. METHODS Between 2012 and 2015, 106 patients with SISHL were enrolled in the study, of whom 52 were refractory to initial treatment. As salvage ...

Background: Previous studies showed that one of the complications of rheumatoid arthritis disease was auditory disorder. The goal of the present study was to compare the auditory status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals. Methods: In the present case-control study, 30 normal persons and 60 persons with rheumatoid arthritis with mean age of 46.72 and standard deviatio...

Introduction: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a frightening and frustrating symptom for the patient as well as the physician. Prognosis is affected by multiple factors including duration of hearing loss, presence of associated vertigo and tinnitus, and co-morbidities such as hypertension and diabetes.   Materials and Methods: Forty subjects presenting to our department with feature...

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OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and causes of hearing impairment in patients attending the out patient department of Civil Hospital Karachi. METHODS This study was carried out at the ENT department of Civil Hospital Karachi from January 1998 to October 2000. Six hundred patients were randomly selected from the out patient department. Patients of all age groups and both genders were inclu...