Topical steroid therapy using the Silverstein Microwick™ in sudden sensorineural hearing loss after failure of conventional treatment

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 127, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1012-1017

  Van Wijck, France ^a   Staecker, Hinrich ^b   Lefebvre, Philippe P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Intratympanic therapy; Steroid therapy; Sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIAZEPAM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; NAFTIDROFURYL; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 34648814993     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480601126952     Document Type: Article

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