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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