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ArticlePeerJ2020

Long-term administration of vitamin B12 and adenosine triphosphate for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a retrospective study.

Takaomi Kurioka, Hajime Sano, Shogo Furuki, Taku Yamashita

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Article in PeerJ, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Takaomi KuriokaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Hajime SanoSchool of Allied Health Sciences, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Shogo FurukiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Taku YamashitaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Kitasato University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL), the relationship between the administration duration of vitamin B12 (vit B12) with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and their therapeutic effect is not fully understood.

objectiveTo investigate the therapeutic effect of long-term 16 (≥weeks) administration of vit B12 with ATP on the prognosis of ISSNHL patients and compare it with those of short-term (<8 weeks) and middle-term (≥8 weeks, <16 weeks) administration.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 117 patients with ISSNHL treated between 2015 and 2018.

resultsThe overall recovery rate was 32.5%. Initial higher hearing threshold and initial higher grade of hearing loss (HL) were associated with a poor prognosis. However, the administration duration of vit B12 and ATP did not influence the overall hearing improvement. With regard to the time course of hearing recovery, there was no significant difference in hearing recovery among the long-, middle-, and short-term administration groups until 16 weeks after treatment. However, at 16-24 weeks after initial treatment, the short-term administration group exhibited significantly lower hearing recovery than did the long-term administration groups.

conclusionsThe administration duration of vit B12 and ATP did not influence the overall hearing prognosis in ISSNHL, but long-term administration of vit B12 and ATP helped prevent the progression of HL after ISSNHL. Our results suggest that long-term administration of vit B12 and ATP is not necessarily required to treat ISSNHL patients, except for slowly progressing HL in the affected ears.

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Adenosine triphosphateAdministration durationHearing recoveryIdiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing lossVitamin B12

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PMID33362960
PMCPMC7749652
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