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What is the statistical info on sudden sensorineural hearing loss in 1 ear resolving and when. on oral steroids at 60mg day at 36hrs after it started.

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Dr. Rebecca Gliksman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Hearing loss: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/856313-treatment There is limited information but it appears that ~50% recovered some degree of hearing when high dose steroids was used with intra-tympanic steroids and ~29% with high dose steroids alone. It was > 50% improvement if combo therapy was instituted with in 7 days of loss F/u/ w/ ENT

Answered 5/24/2017

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