INTRATYMPANIC STEROID THERAPY FOR SUDDEN HEARING LOSS

Abstract

Despite sudden hearing loss being a frequently encountered condition, the cause remains unknown. Intratympanic steroid therapy for this condition has been gradually recognized in Japan, but has not yet become popular. We report the results in patients treated by intratympanic steroid therapy.
In total, complete cure was obtained in 31% of cases, and the treatment was effective to some degree in 48% of cases. In addition, in the salvage therapy, cure was obtained in 17% of cases, and the treatment was effective to some degree in 39% of cases. There were no cases of adverse events. The slower the start of treatment, the lower the cure rate.
Our results suggest that intratympanic steroid therapy is useful for sudden hearing loss.