Treatments
Most patients with sudden hearing loss recover some or all of their hearing over several weeks. There are some patients who will not recover well without treatment, and since treatment rendered late is often ineffective, early treatment is offered to most patients. The standard treatment includes oral steroid and/or steroid injected directly to the ear (intratympanic steroid injection). For patients whose hearing does recover completely, a hearing aid is the most effective treatment. Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ear) can also occur as a result. This condition can also be treated with hearing aids or other options. Some patients have hearing loss that is so severe on one side that even hearing aids are not useful. These patients may benefit from BAHA or CROS.
