Reversible Sudden Sensory Neural Hearing Loss – A Case Report

Abstract

Idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a clinical diagnosis characterized by a sudden deafness of cochlear or retro cochlear origin in the absence of clear precipitating factor. Most often it is taught irreversible. If it is identified early and medical intervention is done it shows a good prognosis. Factors affecting prognosis include age, presence of vertigo, unilateral or bilateral pathology, associated systemic diseases and time duration between the onset of symptoms and treatment. The main stay of treatment includes corticosteroids, anti-inflammatory drugs, neurovitamins, antioxidants, carbogen therapy and adequate control of systemic illness. Sudden Sensori Neural Hearing Loss through rare it is one of the medical emergency in otologists practice. Intra tympanic injection of steroids is one of the common accepted methods of management. I am a reporting a case of sudden sensori hearing loss where oral steroid therapy is also equally effective in certain cases if the hearing loss is unilateral and if the patient is of younger age group and if the patient is without any systemic illness.