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SynthesisEuropean 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 Surgery2024

Recovery rate after acute acoustic trauma: a case series and meta-analysis.

Shir Welber, Yahav Oron, Ophir Handzel, Rani Abu-Eta, Nidal Muhanna, Shahaf Shilo, Omer J Ungar

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Synthesis in 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, 2024. 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 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shir WelberDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yahav OronDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ophir HandzelDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Rani Abu-EtaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nidal MuhannaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Shahaf ShiloDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Omer J UngarDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, 6423906, Tel Aviv, Israel. ungaromer@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5904-1291

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSteroids given systemically, locally, or both are the mainstay of treatment for acute acoustic trauma (AAT). The overall recovery rate (full, partial, and none) is undetermined. STUDY

designOriginal case series and systematic literature review.

settingCase series of a tertiary referral center and a systematic literature review.

methodsCases of AAT between 2012 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed for demographics, acoustic trauma characteristics, treatment modality and delay and prognosis. This case series was added to the series identified by a systematic literature review. This review included "Medline" via "PubMed", "EMBASE", and "Google scholar". All series were pooled for meta-analysis defining prognosis following steroidal treatment for AAT patients.

resultsThe pooled analyses included 662 ears, out of which 250 underwent complete recovery of hearing (overall proportion = 0.2809, 95%confidence interval [CI] = 0.1611-0.4178). Any recovery was recorded for 477 ears (overall proportion = 0.7185, 95% CI = 0.5671-0.8493) and no recovery was documented for 185 ears (overall proportion = 0.2815, 95% CI = 0.1507-0.4329).

conclusionThe rate of overall recovery for AAT is around 70%, and around 30% for full recovery when steroids are initiated within the first 2 weeks following the insult. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3:

Indexed as

Hearing Loss, Noise-InducedRecovery of FunctionAcute DiseaseAdultFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesGlucocorticoidsAcute acoustic traumaNoise-induced hearing lossPhonal traumaSensorineural hearing loss

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PMID39017996

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