Abstract | BACKGROUND: PATIENTS AND METHODS: In a retrospective study, data were analyzed from 49 patients who had received primary HBO therapy because of sudden deafness (up to 3 weeks old). In comparison to the standard infusion therapy according to Michel, the primary HBO therapy led to inferior results (no change in hearing: right ear 63.88%, left ear 60.98%; improvement in hearing: right ear 22.49%, left ear 21.71%; decrease in hearing: right ear 13.64%, left ear 17.32%). RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: The question remains open whether HBO as a secondary treatment for sudden deafness leads to improvements for the patient after unsuccessful standard therapy.
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Authors | M Kestler, J Strutz, C Heiden |
Journal | HNO
(HNO)
Vol. 49
Issue 9
Pg. 719-23
(Sep 2001)
ISSN: 0017-6192 [Print] Germany |
Vernacular Title | Hyperbare Oxygenation in der Frühbehandlung des Hörsturzes. |
PMID | 11593772
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Audiometry, Pure-Tone
- Female
- Hearing Loss, Sudden
(etiology, therapy)
- Humans
- Hyperbaric Oxygenation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
- Remission, Spontaneous
- Retrospective Studies
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