Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

by: Guillermo Plaza (Editor),José Ramón García Berrocal (Editor)

Publisher: Springer

Edition: 2024th

Publication Date: 2024/9/12

Language: English

Print Length: 170 pages

ISBN-10: 3031613848

ISBN-13: 9783031613845

Book Description

The book provides a comprehensive overview of sudden deafness. The volume comprises eleven chapters that are easy to read, amenable, and aim to address all commonly raised questions in daily practice. It starts with a chapter on the concept and epidemiology of sudden deafness, followed by the aetiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, diagnostic assessment, and MRI. The next chapter covers prognostic factors and recovery criteria. The remaining chapters elaborate on treatment options, and the closing chapter presents the available hearing aids for single-sided deafness (SSD). This book is the result of over 20 years of clinical experience, research, and knowledge dissemination on this disease. It will be a valuable resource for ENT specialists, neurology specialists, and family doctors.

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The book provides a comprehensive overview of sudden deafness. The volume comprises eleven chapters that are easy to read, amenable, and aim to address all commonly raised questions in daily practice. It starts with a chapter on the concept and epidemiology of sudden deafness, followed by the aetiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, diagnostic assessment, and MRI. The next chapter covers prognostic factors and recovery criteria. The remaining chapters elaborate on treatment options, and the closing chapter presents the available hearing aids for single-sided deafness (SSD). This book is the result of over 20 years of clinical experience, research, and knowledge dissemination on this disease. It will be a valuable resource for ENT specialists, neurology specialists, and family doctors.