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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Efficacy of low-dose intratympanic dexamethasone as a salvage treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: the Modbury Hospital experience |
Author: | Oue, S. Jervis-Bardy, J. Stepan, L. Chong, S. Shaw, C. |
Citation: | Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 2014; 128(Suppl. S2):S27-S30 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 0022-2151 1748-5460 |
Statement of Responsibility: | S Oue, J Jervis-Bardy, L Stepan, S Chong, C-K L Shaw |
Abstract: | Objective : To evaluate the efficacy of low-dose intratympanic dexamethasone therapy in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss whose hearing in the affected ear had failed to improve following a course of oral steroid therapy. Methods : A prospective pilot study was undertaken of eight patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss whose hearing had failed to improve after a course of prednisolone. These patients subsequently received 8 mg intratympanic dexamethasone therapy, delivered via a ventilation tube on a weekly basis for 1 month. Clinical outcome was assessed weekly with pure tone audiography. Results : At the end of the 1-month treatment period, no significant hearing improvement was observed on pure tone audiography in any of the patients (i.e. improvements were all less than 10 dB). Conclusion : The response to 8 mg of intratympanic dexamethasone used as a salvage therapy for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss was inadequate. A higher dosage of intratympanic dexamethasone might be required to achieve better outcomes. |
Keywords: | Hearing loss, sensorineural; dexamethasone; treatment |
Rights: | © JLO (1984) Limited, 2014 |
DOI: | 10.1017/S0022215113003472 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022215113003472 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 7 Medical Sciences publications |
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