Effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen on sudden sensorineural hearing loss: prospective clinical research.
The role of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is still controversial. In this study, 80 patients were treated for SSNHL. Fifty-five patients who received HBO and medical treatment and 25 patients who received medical treatment only were studied. There was a statistically significant difference between the HBO and medical treatment group and the medical treatment group for hearing gain and the degree of hearing loss after treatment (p<.05). In the HBO and medical treatment group, patients with tinnitus showed the highest hearing improvement. The patients who had tinnitus had a statistically significant difference for hearing gain in the HBO and medical treatment group (p<.05) but not in the medical treatment group (p>.05). In the HBO and medical treatment group, average hearing gain on each audiometric frequency was better than in the medical treatment group (p<.05).
Dundar
Kadir
K
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Department, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
Gumus
Tuna
T
Ay
Hakan
H
Yetiser
Sertac
S
Ertugrul
Eylem
E
D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome