Intratympanic methylprednisolone for sudden sensorineural hearing loss

KILIC R., SAFAK M. A., OĞUZ H., KARGIN S., Demirci M., SAMIM E., ...More

OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY, vol.28, no.3, pp.312-316, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mao.0b013e31802fba7a
  • Journal Name: OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.312-316
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Corticosteroids are commonly used for the treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). In this study, the effectiveness of intratympanic (IT) corticosteroid injection was studied and compared with a control group on patients with SSHL who failed systemic corticosteroid treatment.