title: In reference to Randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial on the safety and efficacy of continuous intratympanic dexamethasone delivered via a round window catheter for severe to profound sudden idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss after failure of systemic therapy (Laryngoscope 119:359-369, 2009).
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teranishi
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012405:Round Window, Ear; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014432:Tympanic Membrane
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D003907:Dexamethasone