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Article: Evidence lacking to guide treatment for sudden hearing loss.(Research Roundup)(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- The Hearing Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 2007
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Although steroids are the most widely used treatment for sudden hearing loss, little scientific evidence supports their use or that of any other therapies for this condition, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis, both published in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is acute hearing impairment involving loss of at least 30 dB of hearing over at least 3 test frequencies occurring within 3 days. The condition affects about 5 to 20 of every 100,000 individuals yearly. Treatment varies widely and includes antiviral medications, vitamins, minerals, herbs, hyperbaric oxygen, and agents ...