Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Rodríguez B, Rey-Ares L, Pichon-Riviere A, Augustovski F, García Martí S, Alcaraz A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A, López A
Record ID 32016000917
Spanish
Authors' recommendations: Low quality evidence suggests that hyperbaric oxygen therapy in association with drug therapy could have a small benefit of questionable clinical relevance in improving hearing threshold of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. In regards to second line treatment, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has shown to have a similar effect to the administration of intratympanic glucocorticoids. Most of clinical practice guidelines do not recommend its routine use. Most of consulted health sponsors of Latin America, Europe and the United States do not provide coverage.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2016
URL for published report: www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Argentina
MeSH Terms
  • Humans
  • Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
  • Hearing Loss, Sudden
  • Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Contact
Organisation Name: Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address: Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name: info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email: info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright: Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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