Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2017

CLINICAL STUDY OF SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS, ITS ETIOLOGY AND OUTCOME AFTER STEROID TREATMENT

Praveena Varasala, Solomon Saawan Pudi, Apuroop Jayakar S

Abstract :

 Sudden sensorineural heå loss (SSNHL) is commonly encountered in audiologic and otolaryngologic practice. SSNHL is most commonly defined as sensorineural heå loss of 30dB or greater over at least three contiguous audiometric frequencies occurring within a 72–hr period1. Sudden heå loss can be frightening and frustrating for the patient and his or her physician.

                Approximately 15,000 new cases of sudden heå loss (SHL) occur annually worldwide. Although prevalence studies do not necessarily distinguish between idiopathic and acquired SHL, most cases of spontaneous SHL have no identifiable cause2.

Factors impacting heå recovery include age of onset,severity of heå loss, presence of vertigo, and time between onset of heå loss and visit with the treating physician. The present study is focused on various causes of SSNHL and outcome after treatment with steroids.

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Praveena Varasala, Solomon Saawan Pudi, Apuroop Jayakar S, CLINICAL STUDY OF SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS, ITS ETIOLOGY AND OUTCOME AFTER STEROID TREATMENT, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-11 | November-2017


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