Volume : 3, Issue : 5, MAY 2017

ROLE OF ORAL STEROIDS IN SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS

Dr Tabish Maqbool, Dr Zafarullah Beigh, Dr Khuram maqbool

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To determine hearing recovery in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss treated with oral steroids. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A prospective study was done on 80 sudden hearing loss

STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A prospective study was done on 80 sudden hearing loss patients ,treated with 60-mg prednisone tapered over 15 days at teritiary care hospital.

RESULTS: 35% of the patients recovered a clinically significant amount of hearing. Better Recovery was associated with immediate treatment and better hearing at the onset of treatment. CONCLUSION: Immediate treatment of patients with

CONCLUSION: Immediate treatment of patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss with a 14-day course of 60 mg prednisone (with taper) is recommended.

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