Results of intratympanic dexamethasone injection as salvage treatment in idiopathic sudden hearing loss

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-268

  Lee, Hyun Seok ^a   Jun, Mo Kim ^a   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Duk, Hee Chung ^a   Beom, Seok Seo ^a   Seok, Hwa Kim ^a  

^a Bundang Jesaeng Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Pharmacotherapy; Sudden hearing loss

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DEXTRAN; FAMCICLOVIR; LIPOPROSTAGLANDIN E1; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTIGO;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 49149110170     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0055     Document Type: Article

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