Evaluation of Sudden Sensory-Neural Hearing Loss Patients Treated with Systemic Steroids with Additional Intratympanic Dexamethasone Injection in Different Intervals; a Clinical Trial Study.

ABSTRACT: Sudden Sensory-Neural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) is one of the most important otologic emergency. Although adding intratympanic (IT) steroids to systematic steroid may be beneficial, the exact timing of the IT injections to provide the best response needs further investigations. To compare different protocols in treting sudden sensorineural hearing loss. We performed a clinical trial study on 120 patients from October 2021 to February 2022. All patients were prescribed 1 mg/Kg daily oral prednisolone. After randomization to three groups, the control group received standard twice a week IT steroid injections in 12 days (four total injections) while intervention groups 1 and 2 received once and twice a day IT injections for ten days. Audiometric study repeated 10-14 days after the last injection a

SUBMITTER: Nourizadeh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10188730 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature