Summary
It is significant to follow up patients with sudden deafness, because the change of hearing level after a long-term period and a differential diagnosis from Menière's disease must be studied. We reported the follow-up study of 27 patients with sudden deafness who were admitted to the Department of Otolaryngology of the Second Tokyo National Hospital. The duration of follow-up ranged from 6–58 months, with a mean duration of 23.7 months. In the Complete Recovery Group there was little change of mean hearing loss during the follow-up period. We could demonstrate that the once recovered hearing level rarely deteriorated afterwards, but the not recovered hearing level would sometimes deteriorate.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
References
Futaki, T., Kitahara, M.: Differential diagnosis between sudden deafness and Menière's disease using the furosemide test. Practica otologica (Kyoto). 69 (Suppl. 2), 731–737 (1976)
Grosse Kleimann, H.: Spätkontrolle nach akutem Hörsturz. HNO 18, 336–339 (1970)
Klockhoff, J.: Menière-Krankheit und Hörsturz. Arch. Oto-Rhino-Laryng. 212, 361 (1976)
Lehnhardt, E.: Menière-Krankheit und Hörsturz. Arch. Oto-Rhino-Laryng, 212, 351–362 (1976)
Nishida, H., Kumagami, H., Dohi, K.: Prognostic criteria of sudden deafness as deduced by electrocochleography. Arch. Otolaryng. 102, 601–607 (1976)
Nadol, J. B., Weiss, A. D., Parker, S. W.: Vertigo of delayed onset after sudden deafness. Ann. Otol. (St. Louis) 84, 841–846 (1975)
Schuknecht, H. F.: Menière-Krankheit und Hörsturz. Arch. Oto-Rhino-Laryng. 212, 361 (1976)
Wolfson, R. L., Leiberman, A.: Unilateral deafness with subsequent vertigo. Laryngoscope 85, 1762–1766 (1975)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Yoshida, A., Okamoto, K. Follow up study of sudden deafness. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 221, 77–80 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00456386
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00456386