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Sudden sensori‐neural hearing impairment: A report of 1,220 cases
Author(s) -
Shaia Fred T.,
Sheehy James L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197603000-00008
Subject(s) - audiology , medicine , vertigo , hearing loss , regimen , surgery
We reviewed the findings in 1,220 cases of sudden sensori‐neural hearing impairment encountered over a nine‐year period at the Otologic Medical Group. A thorough neuro‐otologic evaluation is indicated in each case. Ten patients had an acoustic tumor. A vasodilator regimen was prescribed in 380 cases and resulted in hearing improvement in 40 percent. Favorable prognostic findings were a low tone loss and absence of vertigo.