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ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2022

Prognostic factors for hearing outcomes in patients that undergo adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Zirong Huo, Xuefeng Cheng, Jian Gu, Yingying Hong, Zhentao Wang, Zhihua Zhang

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Article in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Evaluating hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunct to corticosteroids in sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zirong HuoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Xuefeng ChengDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Jian GuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Yingying HongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Zhentao WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0059-9570
Zhihua ZhangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine Shanghai China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study is to explore the potential factors in hearing outcomes and verify the role of oxidant-antioxidant equilibrium on the prognosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). Methods: Ninety-two patients who were diagnosed with SSNHL between January 2018 and December 2019 in our hearing clinic center were included in this study. All patients were treated with intravenous dexamethasone, and 72 cases were treated with additional HBOT for 10 consecutive days. Peripheral blood was collected prior to any treatment to determine the blood cell count and hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels. Pure tone audiometry was measured before and after treatment. Complete and overall recovery rate was evaluated. Multivariate logistic analysis was used to identify prognostic factors. Results: The rate of overall recovery was significantly higher in the patient with combined therapy compared to patients treated with steroids only (51.4% vs 25.0%, Conclusion: HBOT is effective as an early adjuvant therapy for SSNHL. Hearing loss at low frequency, low initial hearing thresholds, as well as high HBG, HCT, and SOD levels are positive prognostic factors for SSNHL patients treated with HBOT.

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antioxidanthearing outcomehyperbaric oxygen therapyprognosissudden sensorineural hearing loss

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