title: [Ultraviolet blood irradiation therapy for the sudden deafness].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In order to improve curative effect of sudden deafness.
  
  
  METHODS
  We adopted ultraviolet blood irradiation (UBI) therapy added conventional pharmacotherapy to treat 70 cases of sudden deafness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The general effective rate was 85.6% and there was no complication. In control group we adopted conventional pharmacotherapy only, the general effective rate was 65.7%. There was significant difference between experimental and control groups (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results showed that the UBI is a safety, effective, simple and convenient therapy for the sudden deafness.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Jiading District Central Hospital, Shanghai 201800.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014467:Ultraviolet Therapy