SSNHL is rare in infants and young children, but if you suspect your little one is having trouble hearing, seek immediate treatment. Hearing loss can have a significant impact speech, language, and cognitive development.4 Treatment When needed, the first line of treatment is usually corticost...
Considering ethical implication of performing a mininvasive procedure on middle ear, we matched such proposed treatment with systemic prednisone administration that represents the widest adopted protocol. Randomized prospective study was conducted. The inclusion criterion was a sudden sensorineural hearing loss...
All patients, whether they recover hearing or not, must undergo retrocochlear workup, as up to 4% of patients with SSNHL will be found to have a vestibular schwannoma. The current 'gold standard' of treatment for SSNHL is systemic steroid therapy in the dosage equivalent to prednisone 1 ...
The comfort, cost, and convenience of oral prednisone are better than intratympanic treatment. Intratympanic treatment is a suitable alternative if there are medical contraindications to oral prednisone," the authors write. The researchers add that there are a number of hearing loss treatment ...
A sudden hearing loss (SHL) research clinic to which 30 members of an ENT Society refer patients, accumulates information about incidence, prognosis, recovery patterns, and treatment of SHL. The diagnostic protocol includes laboratory, audiometric, and radiologic studies; patients are followed for a...
This case demonstrates the partial and transient beneficial effect of standard treatment for sudden hearing loss not related to Fabry disease and analyzes the possible connection between typical Fabry disease inner-ear lesions and otosclerosis. Whereas hearing loss has been described in connection with ...
Hearing loss progresses over three to four months, and an associated autoimmune disorder may be present. Symptoms usually improve with the administration of oral prednisone, and response to this steroid is currently the best way to make the diagnosis. Low- dose methotrexate therapy is becoming an ...
prednisone were used. For both groups, 10 days were one treatment course. The results showed that after two treatment courses, the hearing improvement of two groups was compared. The total efficiency of Chinese medicine combined with electric acupuncture group was 91. 4% . And the total efficien...
AECA-positive patients were treated with methylprednisone, while AECA-negative patients were treated with a combined regimen of steroids, plasma expander and aspirin. The average hearing recovery for 5 frequencies (0.25-4 kHz) was analyzed in each subject 1 month after treatment and every 3 months...
2.4. Treatment The subject was given vasodilators (Ginaton and alprostadil) and mecobalamin injection. Oral steroids (prednisone 1 mg/kg/d) and low molecular weight dextran were also used. Hearing started to improve 3 days after treatment was started. After one week of treatment, 4FA remaine...