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Diatrizoate compounds (urografin) treatment for sudden hearing loss

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Twentyeight (28) patients with Idiopathic sudden hearing loss (SHL) were treated with Diatrizoate compounds (1 ml urografin 76%) containing—sodium Diatrizoate 0.1g & Meglumine Diatrizoate 0.66g after complete clinical and audiological evaluation. All the patients of SHL of not more than 45 days of onset were selected. Of these patients 19 cases (67.7%) had beneficial response with Diatrizoate Compounds (Urografin) Treatment. These patients were followed up to 4 years.

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  1. B. J. Medical College and Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad

    J. R. Talsania (Associate Professor & Head of E.N.T.) & P. N. Ranade (Ex-Professor & Head E.N.T.)

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Talsania, J.R., Ranade, P.N. Diatrizoate compounds (urografin) treatment for sudden hearing loss. Indian J Otolaryngol 41, 100–103 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02994223

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