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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2012
This article highlights the importance of recognizing sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss and summarizes the key diagnostic and management points. There is much to learn about its pathogenesis, and more trials are needed to establish evidence-based management.
B T, Stew, S J C, Fishpool, H, Williams
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Pediatric Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 2016
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is defined as sudden unilateral or bilateral sensorineural hearing loss with at least 30 dB decrease in threshold in 3 contiguous test frequencies occurring over 72 hours or less. It is rare among children. The mechanism of the process and prognosis of the disorder remains unclear.
Ahmet, Kizilay, Çiğdem Firat, Koca
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Sudden Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss

The Laryngoscope, 1996
AbstractMost cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SHL) remain idiopathic, and the majority are unilateral. From 1989 to 1993, 823 patients with sudden SHL were evaluated. Of these, 14 (1.7%) had sudden bilateral SHL. We reviewed the charts of these 14 patients to compare sudden bilateral SHL with sudden unilateral SHL. Usually, bilateral SHL was
B L, Fetterman, W M, Luxford, J E, Saunders   +2 more
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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: MR Imaging

The Neuroradiology Journal, 2010
Hearing loss greater than 30 dB over three contiguous pure-tone frequencies occurring within a three day period is defined as sudden hearing loss. It is usually sensorineural (SSNHL), unilateral and appears as an otologic emergency. SSNHL has many possibile etiologies such as: labyrinthine viral infection, ischemic or hemorrhagic illness, trauma ...
Canapicchi R, De Marchi D, Lombardo F, FORTUNATO, SUSANNA, De Cori S, Montanaro D, BERRETTINI, STEFANO   +6 more
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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Hearing Emergency

Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 2016
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a rare but emergent condition that afflicts approximately 4,000 Americans annually (Ciorba, Faita, Bianchini, Aimoni, & Scanelli, 2013; Scapa & Friedland, 2009; Stachler et al., 2012). It causes unilateral nerve loss of hearing that may not recover left untreated.
Susan, Berg, Wafaa, Kaf
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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Medical Clinics of North America, 1991
Hearing is one of our most important senses and its sudden loss can be frightening and frustrating for the patient and his or her physician. Despite multiple reports of sudden SNHL over the years, we still do not have a universally accepted definition.
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Natural History of Untreated Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

The Laryngoscope
Although corticosteroids and other treatments for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) have been described, understanding its prognosis without intervention provides valuable information for patient management.
Yu-Lan M Ying, Christopher C. Tseng, Jennifer J Shin, Steven D Rauch   +3 more
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Clinical Profile of Patients With Unilateral Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Correlation With Hearing Prognosis

Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, 2021
Objective To characterize, with a standard systematic protocol, the clinical and audiometric profile of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) and to correlate the findings with hearing recovery prognosis.
Adriana Perez Ferreira Neto, Rafael da Costa Monsanto, Line Dore Saint Jean, Lucas Sonzzini Ribeiro de Souza, Norma de Oliveira Penido   +4 more
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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

2016
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) can have varying causes and etiologies and is considered a syndrome rather than a diagnosis. It is estimated that a cause is identified in only 10 % of patients diagnosed with the syndrome. Historically, there have been several proposed mechanisms for idiopathic SSNHL and today there are still questions and ...
Scott C. Montgomery, Carol A. Bauer, Edward Lobarinas   +2 more
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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

2008
A computerized Ovid search of MEDLINE 1970-March 2004 was performed. The terms “hearing loss,” “deafness,” “hearing loss, sensorineural,” and “hearing loss, sudden” were exploded and the resulting articles were combined. These articles were then cross-referenced with articles obtained by exploding the term “steroids.” This process yielded 320 ...
Jennifer J. Shin, Steven D. Rauch
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