Zinc in the treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 617-621

  Yang, Chao Hui ^a   Ko, Ming Tse ^a   Peng, Jyh Ping ^a   Hwang, Chung Feng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antioxidant; Sudden sensorineural hearing loss; zinc

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCONATE ZINC; ZINC;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLUCONATES; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ZINC;

EID: 79951889167     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.21291     Document Type: Article

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