title: [Changes in the clinical picture of sudden hearing loss and its therapy over the last 20 years].
abstract: The present study comprises the data of 464 patients referred to the First Otolaryngological Hospital of the University of Vienna between 1960 and 1982. They all suffered from a clearly established sudden hearing loss. The data made it possible to prove that the number of cases suffering from sudden hearing loss increased statistically significantly in the past 20 years. In addition, efforts were made to prove the usefulness of a polypragmatic therapy in cases of sudden hearing loss. For this purpose, two statistically comparable groups subjected to different therapies were juxtaposed: a. One group of patients (1960-1967) treated with various therapies, mainly monotherapies, which are considered to be insufficient according to our present knowledge. b. One group of patients (1977-1981) treated with an uniform polypragmatic therapy. This second group showed significantly better results than the first group. Hence this study proves the effectiveness of a therapeutical method in cases of sudden hearing loss.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006312:Hearing Loss, Bilateral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Anderung des Krankheitsbildes Hörsturz und dessen Therapie in den letzten 20 Jahren.