Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Oxymorphone Insufflation Associated with Acute Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Case Files of the University of Massachusetts Medical Toxicology Fellowship

“…The differential diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss (see Table 1) is extensive and includes medications, organic solvents, heavy metals, structural lesions, neurologic disease, infectious etiologies, psychiatric disease, and trauma, and it can be idiopathic [1][2][3]. Noise exposure is recognized as one of the most common causes of hearing loss, affecting both people exposed to loud environments on a regular basis, as well as singular exposures like gunshots [4].…”

Corticosteroids Therapy for the Tinnitus Associated with Sudden Hearing Loss

“…Sudden hearing loss mainly occurred in the age group 43-53 years [9], with equal gender distribution, and with no significant difference between male and female subjects in the sample studied. Despite less prevalent, sudden hearing loss is a terrible experience for the patient who perceives it as an abrupt silence, and may be accompanied by tinnitus and/or vertigo, representing not only the loss of inner ear function, but also the impairment of psychological state of the patient [10].…”

Intratympanic Steroids in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Myth or Magic?

“…For maximal treatment outcome, recommended treatment doses of oral prednisone are given at 1 mg/kg/d in a single (not divided) dose, with the usual maximum dose of 60 mg daily, and treatment duration of 10 to 14 days [12]. Data comparing treatment protocols are limited, but one representative regimen uses the maximum dose for 4 days, followed by a 10-mg taper every 2 days [13].…”