2008 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 117-122
In this study, cases of acute low-tone sensorineural hearing loss (ALHL) with difficulty in recovery were treated by psychological therapy. All suffered from hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or ear fullness for more than one month after the onset of the disease. It would be desirable for doctors to initiate psychological intervention from the very first visit of these patients to the ENT department. The doctors should judge the necessity and the indications for psychological therapy. Autonomous training and group therapy were found to serve as effective psychological therapy for these patients. Psychological tests are useful in screening for the necessity and indications of psychological therapy. If the results of psychological tests reveal a high grade of anxiety and/or depression, psychological treatment alone could not obtain good results for treatment of ALHL with difficulty in recovery.