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Sudden hearing loss disorder

MedGen UID:
41426
Concept ID:
C0011057
Finding
Synonyms: Hearing Loss, Sudden; Sudden Hearing Loss
SNOMED CT: Sudden hearing loss (79471008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0020677

Definition

Sensorineural hearing loss which develops suddenly over a period of hours or a few days. It varies in severity from mild to total deafness. Sudden deafness can be due to head trauma, vascular diseases, infections, or can appear without obvious cause or warning. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSudden hearing loss disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;161(1_suppl):S1-S45. doi: 10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID: 31369359
Michels TC, Duffy MT, Rogers DJ
Am Fam Physician 2019 Jul 15;100(2):98-108. PMID: 31305044
Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC
Trends Amplif 2011 Sep;15(3):91-105. Epub 2011 May 22 doi: 10.1177/1084713811408349. PMID: 21606048Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zhang BY, Young YH
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Jul-Aug;42(4):102985. Epub 2021 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.102985. PMID: 33610920
LeGros TL, Murphy-Lavoie H
Undersea Hyperb Med 2020 Second Quarter;47(2):271-295. doi: 10.22462/04.06.2020.14. PMID: 32574445
Young YH
Int J Audiol 2020 Apr;59(4):243-253. Epub 2019 Nov 12 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1689432. PMID: 31714154
Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;161(1_suppl):S1-S45. doi: 10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID: 31369359
Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC
Trends Amplif 2011 Sep;15(3):91-105. Epub 2011 May 22 doi: 10.1177/1084713811408349. PMID: 21606048Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Prince ADP, Stucken EZ
J Am Board Fam Med 2021 Jan-Feb;34(1):216-223. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200199. PMID: 33452100
Young YH
Int J Audiol 2020 Apr;59(4):243-253. Epub 2019 Nov 12 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1689432. PMID: 31714154
Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;161(1_suppl):S1-S45. doi: 10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID: 31369359
Herrera M, García Berrocal JR, García Arumí A, Lavilla MJ, Plaza G; Grupo de Trabajo de la Comisión de Audiología de la SEORL
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2019 Sep-Oct;70(5):290-300. Epub 2018 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.04.010. PMID: 30093087
Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC
Trends Amplif 2011 Sep;15(3):91-105. Epub 2011 May 22 doi: 10.1177/1084713811408349. PMID: 21606048Free PMC Article

Therapy

Joshua TG, Ayub A, Wijesinghe P, Nunez DA
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Jan 1;148(1):5-11. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2685. PMID: 34709348Free PMC Article
Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;161(1_suppl):S1-S45. doi: 10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID: 31369359
Herrera M, García Berrocal JR, García Arumí A, Lavilla MJ, Plaza G; Grupo de Trabajo de la Comisión de Audiología de la SEORL
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2019 Sep-Oct;70(5):290-300. Epub 2018 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.04.010. PMID: 30093087
Marx M, Younes E, Chandrasekhar SS, Ito J, Plontke S, O'Leary S, Sterkers O
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2018 Feb;135(1S):S23-S28. Epub 2018 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.12.011. PMID: 29396226
Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC
Trends Amplif 2011 Sep;15(3):91-105. Epub 2011 May 22 doi: 10.1177/1084713811408349. PMID: 21606048Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Young YH
Int J Audiol 2020 Apr;59(4):243-253. Epub 2019 Nov 12 doi: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1689432. PMID: 31714154
Xie S, Wu X
J Int Med Res 2020 Feb;48(2):300060519870718. Epub 2019 Aug 27 doi: 10.1177/0300060519870718. PMID: 31452412Free PMC Article
Herrera M, García Berrocal JR, García Arumí A, Lavilla MJ, Plaza G; Grupo de Trabajo de la Comisión de Audiología de la SEORL
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp (Engl Ed) 2019 Sep-Oct;70(5):290-300. Epub 2018 Aug 6 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2018.04.010. PMID: 30093087
Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC
Trends Amplif 2011 Sep;15(3):91-105. Epub 2011 May 22 doi: 10.1177/1084713811408349. PMID: 21606048Free PMC Article
O'Malley MR, Haynes DS
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2008 Jun;41(3):633-49, x-xi. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2008.01.009. PMID: 18436003

Clinical prediction guides

Aldè M, Cantarella G, Piatti G, Ambrosetti U
Undersea Hyperb Med 2023 Second Quarter;50(2):145-153. doi: 10.22462/01.00.2023.18. PMID: 37302077
Vambutas A, Davia DV
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2021 Aug;54(4):803-813. Epub 2021 Jun 10 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2021.05.005. PMID: 34119332
Riera JL, Del R Maliandi M, Musuruana JL, Cavallasca JA
Curr Rheumatol Rev 2020;16(2):84-91. doi: 10.2174/1573397115666191016101741. PMID: 31804161
Metrailer AM, Babu SC
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016 Oct;24(5):403-6. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000287. PMID: 27379548
Kuhn M, Heman-Ackah SE, Shaikh JA, Roehm PC
Trends Amplif 2011 Sep;15(3):91-105. Epub 2011 May 22 doi: 10.1177/1084713811408349. PMID: 21606048Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Albakri K, Abdelwahab OA, Gabra MD, Nafady MH, Alabdallat YJ, Soliman A, Cadri S, Hanaqtah B, Albazee E
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Dec;280(12):5167-5176. Epub 2023 Aug 18 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-08172-w. PMID: 37594544
Simões JFCPM, Vlaminck S, Seiça RMF, Acke F, Miguéis ACE
Laryngoscope 2023 Jan;133(1):15-24. Epub 2022 Apr 25 doi: 10.1002/lary.30141. PMID: 35467030
Plontke SK, Meisner C, Agrawal S, Cayé-Thomasen P, Galbraith K, Mikulec AA, Parnes L, Premakumar Y, Reiber J, Schilder AG, Liebau A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Jul 22;7(7):CD008080. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008080.pub2. PMID: 35867413Free PMC Article
Joshua TG, Ayub A, Wijesinghe P, Nunez DA
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Jan 1;148(1):5-11. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2685. PMID: 34709348Free PMC Article
Mathieu D, Marroni A, Kot J
Diving Hyperb Med 2017 Mar;47(1):24-32. doi: 10.28920/dhm47.1.24-32. PMID: 28357821Free PMC Article

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