Bilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss: Review

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 128, Issue SUPPL.S1, 2014, Pages

  Sara, S A ^a,b   Teh, B M ^b,c,d   Friedland, P ^a,b,d  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Ear Science Institute Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Hearing Loss; Sensorineural; Sudden

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BILATERAL HEARING LOSS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEAFNESS; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR DISEASES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891152854     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002221511300306X     Document Type: Review

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