Prediction of hearing recovery in sudden deafness treated with intratympanic steroids.

Authors: Attanasio G, Russo FY, Di Porto E, Cagnoni L, Masci E, Ralli M, Greco A, De Vincentiis M Abstract The present study aims to obtain a probability model allowing prediction of auditory recovery in patients affected by sudden sensorineural hearing loss treated exclusively with intratympanic steroids. A monocentric retrospective chart review of 381 patients has been performed. A Probit model was used to investigate the correlation between the success of treatment (marked or total recovery according to Furuashi's criteria) and the delay between onset of disease and beginning of therapy. The age of patients and audiometric curve shapes were included in the analysis. The results show that delay is negatively correlated with variable success. Considering the entire sample, each da...

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