Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Average Time Elapsed Before Presentation to the Otolaryngologist and Effectiveness of Oral and/or Intratympanic Steroids in Late Presentations

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Anwuli AnyahKenneth Markiewicz

Abstract

Objectives To determine how long after symptom onset that the average patient with an idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) presents to the otolaryngology clinic.  In late presentations, to determine the time to presentation cutoff after which intervention may not be effective.  To evaluate the effectiveness of oral steroids versus a combination of oral and intratympanic steroid therapy in late presentations of ISSNHL.  Methods and procedures Sixty-four patients met inclusion criteria after chart review of 2,037 patients seen at Metro Health Hospital from 2006 to 2016 for sensorineural hearing loss. All sixty-four patients were used to calculate the average time to presentation, but only 40 were included to evaluate treatment efficacy because 24 were lost to follow-up or declined treatment. Audiograms were analyzed for baseline status and response to treatment. Therapy was either oral steroids or intratympanic (IT) steroids. Thirty-nine of the 40 treated patients received oral steroid therapy. Eighteen of these 39 patients received both oral and IT steroids. One patient received IT steroids only.  Results For all 64 patients in the study, the average time to presentation was 55 days, ranging from one day to 240 ...Continue Reading

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