Abstract
In the cases of sensorineural hearig loss, there is a good relation between hearing threshold in 1kHz and detection threshold of a slow component in evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAE).
There are same relations between EOAE and sudden deafness, and we recognized that in the cases of sudden deafness in which prognosis was good, detection threshold of EOAE was improved faster than hearing threshold. In these cases hearing become normal level.
In these cases, better detection threshold of EOAE means a better prognosis of sensorineural hearing loss.
