Journal Reviews

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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss – who will get better?

4 May 2023 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Neurotology, Otology | idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, multivariate analysis, nomogram, prediction, prognostic factors

Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is a rare but potentially devastating condition. For patients presenting with this condition, prognosis is of paramount importance. Wu et al begin to address this issue by retrospectively studying 17 potential prognostic factors for...

Herpes zoster and SSNHL

7 July 2020 | | Audiology - Adult, Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | Herpes zoster, cohort studies, epidemiology, hearing loss, longitudinal studies, risk factor, sudden

Some studies suggest that viral infections may increase the risk of a sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). The described longitudinal study explored whether herpes zoster may be a factor that increases the risk of SSNHL. Medical history in reference to...

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Paediatric idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

30 April 2020 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Otology, Vestibular Disorders | Child, idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, prognosis, magnetic resonance imaging

This Turkish retrospective study looked at the radiological and clinical characteristics, prognostic factors and treatment outcomes in children diagnosed with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL). Forty-eight children were included over an eight-year period. Complete recovery (CR) was achieved in...

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Intratympanic steroids - to give or not to give?

1 November 2019 | | Head and Neck | Intratympanic, corticosteroids, hearing loss, idiopathic, sensorineural, sudden

The treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) is controversial and different modes of steroids have been tried without any universal consensus. Various authors have reported combined oral and intratympanic steroid therapy in SSNHL, with consistent results in several...

Oral versus oral and intratympanic corticosteroid treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 May 2019 | | Audiology - Adult, Paediatric ENT | CHEER Network, practice guidelines, steroids, sudden sensorineural hearing loss

The 2012 American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) clinical practice guidelines on sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) have two statements that address steroid use. Statement eight indicates an option to offer corticosteroid as initial treatment for...

Should intratympanic steroids be the first line treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss?

1 July 2017 | | Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, intratympanic steroid treatment, meta-analysis, transtympanic steroid treatment

This article looked at whether intratympanic steroids (ITS) provide more benefits over systemic steroid therapy (SST) as initial therapy in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL). This meta-analysis study, based on published RCTs, concluded that ITS treatment exhibited...

Recovery rates in sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 May 2016 | | Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, anemia, chronic kidney disease, coronary artery disease, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is most commonly idiopathic, and is seen relatively frequently in ENT practice. Recovery spans a period of around 1-2 months, and ultimate outcomes are highly variable, from complete recovery to no detectable hearing. Although the...

Leptin has no role in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

1 May 2015 | | Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, etiology, pathophysiology, leptin

This paper from Turkey claims to be the first study dealing with the relationship between leptin and idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL). I remember leptin being a fashionable topic in obesity research, when leptin deficiency was thought to be...

Viral induced hearing loss

1 November 2014 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, ENT | HIV, West Nile virus, cytomegalovirus, hearing loss, herpes simplex type 1, herpes simplex type 2, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, measles, mumps, rubella, rubeola, sensorineural hearing loss, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, varicella zoster virus

Viruses are a common cause of hearing loss both in children and adults. This article provides a good review of the viral causes of hearing loss and can be regarded as an essential read. The authors divide the viruses into...