Effectiveness of systemic high-dose dexamethasone therapy for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 161-170

  Egli Gallo, Doris ^a   Khojasteh, Elham ^a   Gloor, Martina ^a   Hegemann, Stefan C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; High dose dexamethasone therapy; Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss; Steroids

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HIGH FREQUENCY HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TINNITUS; CONVALESCENCE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874257879     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000346938     Document Type: Article

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