Abstract

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is an otologic emergency and usually presents as a unilateral deafness, of 30 dB or more sensorineural hearing loss at three consecutive frequencies occurring within three days. There is no definite consensus for the treatment of the disease. Currently, the primary treatment is systemic high dose steroid administration. In the patients who are refractory to this treatment, transtympanic steroid injection offers a safe and effective therapy without systemic side effects. In this study, we report a 19-year-old female case with sudden hearing loss occurred after otologic surgery a rare clinical condition, who was refractory to systemic steroid and treated with transtympanic steroids injection. The literature was reviewed, and the effectiveness and reliability of the treatment method were emphasized.