Intratympanic Methylprednisolone versus Dexamethasone for the Primary Treatment of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss


TARKAN Ö., DAĞKIRAN M., SÜRMELİOĞLU Ö., ÖZDEMİR S., TUNCER Ü., Dogrusoz M., ...More

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY, vol.14, no.3, pp.451-455, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/iao.2018.4871
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.451-455
  • Keywords: Idiopathic sudden hearing loss, intratympanic treatment, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone, INJECTION, STEROIDS, DEAFNESS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to compare the therapeutic effectiveness of intratympanic (IT) methylprednisolone and dexamethasone in the initial treatment of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL).