title: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss: An update.
abstract: For many otolaryngologists the management of acute sensorineural hearing loss is an intuitive exercise. The ideas that govern a practice is as important as treating the patients and preventing progression of the disease; this has evolved by retrospective, anecdotal reports and clinical experience rather than through prospective research. To evaluate the current literature on management of such sensorineural hearing loss, a medline search of the topic was carried out and evidence based on recent articles were analysed. The review article discusses the current opinion on the subject including investigations and suggests a management protocol for idiopathic cases.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, P.O. Box 208041, 06520-8041 New Haven, Connecticut USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goravalingappa
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya