Plain Language Summary: Sudden Hearing Loss

This plain language summary explains sudden hearing loss (SHL) to patients and focuses on sudden sensorineural (pronounced sen-suh-ree-noo r-uh l) hearing loss (SSNHL). The summary is for adult patients aged 18 and over and is based on the 2019 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss...

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Published inOtolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 161; no. 2; p. 211
Main Authors Chandrasekhar, Sujana S, Hollingsworth, Deena B, Monjur, Taskin M, Satterfield, Lisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.08.2019
Subjects
Hearing Loss, Sudden
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic
guidelines
ears
hearing loss
plain language summary
sudden sensorineural hearing loss
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Summary:This plain language summary explains sudden hearing loss (SHL) to patients and focuses on sudden sensorineural (pronounced sen-suh-ree-noo r-uh l) hearing loss (SSNHL). The summary is for adult patients aged 18 and over and is based on the 2019 "Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update)." The guideline uses research to advise doctors and other health care providers on the proper testing and treatment of patients with SSNHL. The guideline includes recommendations that are explained in this summary. Recommendations may not apply to every patient but can be used to help patients ask questions and make decisions in their own care.
ISSN:1097-6817
DOI:10.1177/0194599819859884