Hearing outcome of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: long-term follow-up.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 136(2): 221-4, 2007 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17275543
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the time-dependent progress and delayed improvement in patients who were treated with combination therapy including oral corticosteroid for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. STUDY DESIGN ANDSETTING:
This retrospective study at a secondary referral and university-based center included 156 patients who were treated by 10-day course of admission therapy and followed for at least three months.RESULTS:
Of 121 patients who recovered over three months of follow-up, 45.5% showed a delayed recovery after the end of 10-day course of therapy. Of these 55 patients, 78.2% recovered within one month, 5.5% recovered within one to two months, 12.7% recovered in two to three months, and 3.6% recovered later than three months after discharge.CONCLUSIONS:
This study describes the long-term results for a three-month retrospective series of 156 patients diagnosed with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, although this result should be further studied by additional research.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Recuperação de Função Fisiológica
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Perda Auditiva Neurossensorial
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article