[Hyperbaric oxygen treatment in sudden hearing loss after unsuccessful medical treatment].

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

We evaluated the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment in patients with sudden hearing loss unresponsive to medical treatment.

PATIENTS AND METHODS:

Fifty-one patients (37 males, 14 females; mean age 37 years; range 9 to 63 years) with sudden hearing loss were treated with HBO following unsuccessful medical treatment. Time elapsed from the occurrence of sudden hearing loss ranged between 15 to 45 days. Treatment included two sessions daily for the first three days, followed by a single daily session, to make 20 sessions of 90 minutes. Treatment was discontinued because of early recovery in two patients. Audiometric examinations were made at the end of every five sessions. The patients were classified according to age, gender, and audiogram curves.

RESULTS:

The mean hearing thresholds were 75.3 dB and 65.6 dB before and after treatment, respectively. Recovery was rated as complete in two patients (3.9%), moderate in two patients (3.9%), mild in 19 patients (37.25%), and as no recovery in 28 patients (54.9%). No significant differences were found between the patient groups in terms of improvement and hearing gain (p>0.05).

CONCLUSION:

We propose that HBO be resorted to when other means of medical treatment prove unsuccessful in patients with sudden hearing loss.

• Authors: Ender Inci, Ferhat Erişir, Mehmet Ada, Ozcan Oztürk, Ender Güçlü, Fatih Oktem, Murat Toprak
• Journal: Kulak burun bogaz ihtisas dergisi : KBB = Journal of ear, nose, and throat (Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg) 2002 Sep-Oct Vol. 9 Issue 5 Pg. 337-41 ISSN: 1300-7475 [Print] Turkey
• Vernacular Title: Medikal tedavinin başarisiz olduğu ani işitme kayipli olgularda hiperbarik oksijen tedavisi.
• PMID: 12471279 (Publication Type: Evaluation Study, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Oxygen

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Audiometry
• Child
• Female
• Hearing Loss, Sudden (pathology, therapy)
• Humans
• Hyperbaric Oxygenation
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Oxygen (administration & dosage)
• Severity of Illness Index
• Treatment Outcome