Inpatient treatment of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a population-based healthcare research study.
Anne HeuschkelKatharina GeißlerDaniel BoegerJens BuentzelDirk EsserKerstin HoffmannPeter JeckerAndreas MuellerGerald RadtkeOrlando Guntinas-LichiusPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)
Inpatient treatment of ISSNHL is variable in daily practice. The population-based recovery rate was worse than reported in clinical trials. More standardization and clearer criteria for outpatient, inpatient, and salvage therapy are needed.