The efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss

• Published in: Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology, head, and neck surgery head, and neck surgery, 2020-06, Vol.34 (6), p.521
• Main Authors: Hu, Yaqin, Chen, Hongjiang, Xiong, Junwei, Sun, Wenfang
• Format: Article
• Language: Chinese
• Subjects: Audiometry, Pure-Tone; Glucocorticoids; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural - therapy; Hearing Loss, Sudden - therapy; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 2096-7993
• DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2020.06.010

To investigate the therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygen on sudden sensorineural hearing loss（SSNHL）. One hundred and seven patients with SSNHL were selected, and were randomly divided into 3 groups according to admission order. Therapeutic schedule in group A （38 cases） consisted of hyperbaric oxygen treatment once a day for 10 consecutive days, then 1 day off treatment, and on treatment for another 10 consecutive days （20 treatments in total）. Twenty-seven patients in group B were treated with hyperbaric oxygen twice per day for a total of 10 days. Forty-two patients in group C didn't receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Meanwhile, all patients were given conventional treatment for 14 days in accordance with the recommendations of the otolaryngology, head and neck branch of the Chinese medical association for the diagnosis and treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Patients in group A underwent pure tone audiometry after the end of treatment, and patients in group B and C were reexamined 20 days af