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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1982;25(3): 460-8. |
Clinical Study of Sudden Deafness |
Jong Dam Lee, MD, Kyung Myung Jun, MD, and Myung In Youn , MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Busan National University, Korea |
突發性難聽의 臨床的 考察 |
李鍾澹 · 全慶明 · 尹明仁 |
釜山大學校 醫科大學 耳鼻咽喉科學敎室 |
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ABSTRACT |
Sudden deafness is defined as an isolate entity of abrupt onset of sensorineural hearing loss without definitive cause and it frequently is accompanied by tinnitus and vertigo. Of many theories for pathogenesis of sudden deafness, disturbance of cochlear blood flow is supported by many investigators but no one knows the definitive cause. Therefore the treatment is difficult, however the authors recently experienced seven cases of sudden deafness with full or partial recovery using low molecular weight dextran, long acting steroid, vasodilator and vitamin B. Our conclusions are as follows : 1) The pathogenesis of sudden deafness was strongly suspected as disturbance of cochlear blood flow and we thought that our treatment method was effective. 2) The earlier the treatment was began the better the recovery of hearing acuity was gained. 3) The prognosis was poor in the case of sudden deafness associated with dizziness. 4) Generally the recovery of hearing acuity was poor in high frequency range. |
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