Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Failure from Oral and Intratympanic Corticosteroid
oleh: Thanarath Imsuwansri, Pipat Poonsap, Kornkiat Snidvongs
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2012-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Systemic and intratympanic steroids are most widely used for treating idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Other treatments include vasodilator, immunosuppressant and antiviral medication. However, only 61% of patients achieve full recovery, and controversies about the standard treatment still exist. In this case report, we present a patient with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss who failed to respond to systemic and intratympanic steroid treatments but subsequently recovered after undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy.