Management of Fluctuant Hearing Loss

Shea, John J.; Kitabchi, Abbas E.

doi:10.1001/archotol.1973.00780010124004

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“…Rosen et al (1970) and Spencer (1973) have shown that hearing loss due to hyperlipidemia can be alleviated by a change in diet, and Shea (1975) has found that excessive smoking, excessive salt intake, and diabetes also may relate to fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss. Elderly people with sensorineural hearing loss should be referred to an otolaryngologist who is sensitive to the hearing characteristics of the elderly for a thorough medical examination.…”

Section: Nature Of Presbycusic Hearing Loss Another Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Auditory Processing in Aging Listeners

Marshall

1981

J Speech Hear Disord

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Many aspects of auditory processing in aging listeners are poorly understood. Methodological problems encountered with the aging population, ranging from ear canal collapse to a conservative criterion, have rarely been considered in past research. The relation between pure-tone thresholds and other aspects of auditory functions is unclear. There have been few studies of frequency and temporal analysis in aging listeners. There is disagreement on the effect of age on speech discrimination abilities in various listening conditions, and the cause of speech perception problems in aging listeners has not been adequately investigated. Areas of importance for clinical consideration and auditory research with aging listeners are discussed.

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Section: Nature Of Presbycusic Hearing Loss Another Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Auditory Processing in Aging Listeners

Marshall

1981

J Speech Hear Disord

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“…Studies on the effects of carbogen and lipo-PGE1 in SHL have had controversical results. Shea and Kitabchi10 reported that carbogen inhalation had a therapeutic effect, while Cinamon, et al6 found no therapeutic effect. Similarly, Zhuo, et al11 reported that lipo-PGE1 had a therapeutic effect, while Ahn, et al12 found no therapeutic effect.…”

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Therapeutic Effects of Carbogen Inhalation and Lipo-Prostaglandin E1 in Sudden Hearing Loss

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PurposeVascular disorders and viral infections are considered the main causes of sudden hearing loss (SHL), although its pathogenesis remain unclear. Treatments include carbogen inhalation and lipo-prostaglandin E1 (lipo-PGE1), both of which have circulation-enhancing effects. We investigated the effectiveness of carbogen inhalation and lipo-PGE1 in SHL.Materials and MethodsThis retrospective review included 202 patients with idiopathic SHL who visited our clinic within 14 days of symptom onset between January 2006 and June 2010. All patients received oral prednisolone for 10 days. Of the 202 patients, 44 received no additional treatment, 106 received additional carbogen inhalation, and 52 received additional lipo-PGE1. Hearing improvement was measured using Siegel's criteria.ResultsOverall recovery rates were 67.9% in the carbogen group, 53.8% in the lipo-PGE1 group, and 52.3% in the steroid-only control group (p=0.097). Limited to type 1 and type 2 categories of Sigels's criteria, the carbogen group had a significantly higher recovery rate (53.8%) than the lipo-PGE1 group (26.9%) and the steroid-only control group (38.6%) (p=0.005).ConclusionCarbogen inhalation added to steroid was a more effective treatment than lipo-PGE1 added to steroid or steroid alone in patients with SHL.

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“…(e) Gaseous inhalation (Fisch et ai, 1976) demonstrated an increase in perilymph O 2 tension following inhalation of 5 per cent CO 2 in 95 per cent oxygen for 30 minutes in each hour. Shea and Kitbach (1973) advocated inhalation of the same mixture for 30 minutes four times a day.…”

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confidence: 99%