Abstract | OBJECTIVE: STUDY DESIGN: Patients with sudden hearing loss were divided into study and control groups. The 36 patients in the study group were treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in addition to standard medical therapy, whereas the 21 patients in the control group were treated with only standard medical therapy. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Success rates were 78.95 per cent in the study group and 71.30 per cent in the control group. However, this difference was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | E Cekin, H Cincik, S A Ulubil, A Gungor |
Journal | The Journal of laryngology and otology
(J Laryngol Otol)
Vol. 123
Issue 6
Pg. 609-12
(Jun 2009)
ISSN: 1748-5460 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 19138452
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Prednisolone
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Combined Modality Therapy
(methods)
- Female
- Hearing Loss, Sudden
(therapy)
- Humans
- Hyperbaric Oxygenation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prednisolone
(administration & dosage)
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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