Urgency in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is considered an otolaryngologic emergency that must be treated within 72 hours. Failure to treat within that time frame typically results in permanent hearing loss. Here, we present a case of SSNHL confirmed by an audiogram that was treated as eustachian tu...

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Autores principales: Kepler, Thomas, Flanagan, Shawn, Hoegerl, Carl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10348034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37456426
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40409
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description Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is considered an otolaryngologic emergency that must be treated within 72 hours. Failure to treat within that time frame typically results in permanent hearing loss. Here, we present a case of SSNHL confirmed by an audiogram that was treated as eustachian tube dysfunction. Aggressive management measures started at follow-up failed to improve the hearing loss. This case demonstrates the need for early recognition and ENT referral for SSNHL.
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spelling pubmed-103480342023-07-15 Urgency in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Kepler, Thomas Flanagan, Shawn Hoegerl, Carl Cureus Neurology Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is considered an otolaryngologic emergency that must be treated within 72 hours. Failure to treat within that time frame typically results in permanent hearing loss. Here, we present a case of SSNHL confirmed by an audiogram that was treated as eustachian tube dysfunction. Aggressive management measures started at follow-up failed to improve the hearing loss. This case demonstrates the need for early recognition and ENT referral for SSNHL. Cureus 2023-06-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10348034/ /pubmed/37456426 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40409 Text en Copyright © 2023, Kepler et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Urgency in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
title Urgency in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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title_fullStr Urgency in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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title_short Urgency in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10348034/
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