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Article: Findings from E. Cekin and co-authors broaden understanding of sudden hearing loss.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- August 12, 2009
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In this recently published article, scientists in Istanbul, Turkey conducted a study "To evaluate the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of sudden hearing loss. Patients with sudden hearing loss were divided into study and control groups."
"The 36 patients in the study group were treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in addition to standard medical therapy, whereas the 21. in the control group were treated with only standard medical therapy. Both groups were treated with standard therapy, comprising prednisolone starting at a dose of 1. mg/kg and reducing over three weeks. in the study group received hyperbaric oxygen therapy in ...