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...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate whether adding low-molecular-weight dextran to oral steroids in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss resulted in better hearing outcomes than those in patients receiving oral corticosteroids alone. STUDY DESIGN Historical cohort study. SETTING Tertiary teaching hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The authors reviewed the clinical ...

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of intratympanic dexamethasone injections as a treatment for severe tinnitus in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). We studied 37 patients who received intratympanic dexamethasone injections and 14 control patients who did not receive it, with severe tinnitus after onset of unilateral sudden SNHL. Hearing level did not chan...