Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of sudden deafness

Liran Domachevsky; Yoav Keynan; Avi Shupak; Yochai Adir

doi:10.1007/s00405-007-0283-3

Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of sudden deafness

Liran Domachevsky, Yoav Keynan, Avi Shupak, Yochai Adir

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Abstract

Currently, the treatment of sudden deafness (SD) is based mainly on complete bed rest and the administration of corticosteroids. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has previously been suggested as adjunctive treatment. We describe two cases of successful HBOT for SD. The first patient presented with moderate mid-frequency hearing loss without accompanying symptoms, whereas the second patient had moderate low-frequency hearing loss with persistent tinnitus and a single episode of vertigo. HBOT in addition to conventional treatment soon after diagnosis resulted in full recovery of hearing in both patients. The pathogenesis of SD may involve a reduction in cochlear blood flow and perilymph oxygenation, making early HBOT a reasonable treatment modality for this condition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	951-953
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Volume	264
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0283-3
State	Published - Aug 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Sudden deafness

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Otorhinolaryngology

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