title: [The effect of dexamethasone in different application on treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of dexamethasone through different methods of administration in treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss were retrospectively studied, in which patients were divided into 2 groups as A and B. The cases were treated with dexamethasone intravenous injection in A group and intratympanic application in B group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 66.00% in A group and 68.00% in B group. The difference between the total effective rate in group A and B did not reach significance in statistics (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effect of dexamethasone intravenous injection and intratympanic application on treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss has no difference.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, the Fifth People's Hospital of Nanchong, Nanchong, 637100, China. scnchjc@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Junchang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Zhonghuai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003639:Hearing Loss, Sudden / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone