Abstract | BACKGROUND: It is common in clinical practice to administer systemic steroids to treat sensorineural hearing loss due to bullous myringitis (BM). Nonetheless, there is currently no definitive evidence that steroid therapy is effective and appropriate for BM. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of systemic steroid therapy for treating BM. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective study included 23 patients affected by BM with sensorineural hearing loss (median age, 45.8 years). The subjects were divided into two groups: Group A received only systemic antibiotic treatment and Group B received systemic antibiotics plus systemic steroid treatment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | A Ciorba, R Bovo, M Rosignoli, A Martini |
Journal | B-ENT
(B-ENT)
Vol. 7
Issue 2
Pg. 111-4
( 2011)
ISSN: 1781-782X [Print] Belgium |
PMID | 21838095
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Glucocorticoids
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(administration & dosage)
- Audiometry
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glucocorticoids
(administration & dosage)
- Hearing
(physiology)
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
(drug therapy, etiology, physiopathology)
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Otitis Media
(complications, physiopathology)
- Prospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- Tympanic Membrane
(pathology)
- Young Adult
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