Sudden deafness: In light of the evidence

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Consuelo Urrejola C.
Cristian Papuzinski A.
Ricardo Wegman V.

Keywords

Sudden deafness, hearing loss, corticotherapy

Abstract

Sudden deafness is usually a condition of acute unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, installation less than or equal to 72 hours period, which in most cases are idiopa- thic; however, infectious, autoimmune and vascular causes, have been proposed as key mechanisms involved. Sudden deafness is considered an ENT urgency; however this treatment remains controversial.

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