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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of large vestibular aqueduct syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12153147     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Eight patients with large vestibular aqueduct (LVA) syndrome and acute sensorineural hearing loss that had not responded to intravenous treatment were treated with hyperbaric oxygen(HBO2) therapy. This was performed daily, with 15 treatments per course. Pure tone and speech audiometry were performed on all patients. The mean hearing recovery following HBO2 therapy (20.8 +/- 12.1 dB) was significantly higher than after intravenous treatment (2.3 +/- 7.2 dB) (P < 0.01), although treatment duration was not different between the two therapies. Of the eight patients, five showed complete or partial recovery after one course of HBO2 therapy, and their hearing levels have not since changed. The other three patients showed heating recovery during therapy, but treatment had to be repeated for two or more courses because of progressive or fluctuating hearing loss.We consider HBO2 therapy should be used to treat acute hearing deterioration associated with LVA syndrome if patients do not recover their hearing ability following conventional treatment
Authors:
A Furuhashi; E Sato; T Nakashima; Y Miura; A Nakayama; N Mori; H Takahashi; S Kobayashi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1066-2936     ISO Abbreviation:  Undersea Hyperb Med     Publication Date:  2001  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-08-02     Completed Date:  2002-09-05     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9312954     Medline TA:  Undersea Hyperb Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  195-200     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Deafness / genetics,  therapy*
Female
Hearing Loss / genetics,  therapy*
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation*
Male
Mutation, Missense
Recovery of Function
Syndrome
Vestibular Aqueduct / abnormalities*

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