Rahko T, Kotti V. Comparison of carbogen inhalation and intravenous heparin infusion therapies in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. SUPPLEMENTUM 1997;
529:86-7. [PMID:
9288278 DOI:
10.3109/00016489709124090]
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Abstract
The effect of carbogen (5% carbon dioxide and 95% oxygen) inhalation and intravenous heparin on sudden sensorineural hearing loss was compared. Forty-four patients received the former, 43 the latter treatment, respectively. The patients were unselected patients of the clinic. The PTA (0.5-2.0 kHz) at the pretreatment stage was 62 dB in the heparin and 55 dB in the carbogen group. One month later the corresponding figures were 34 and 32 dB, the difference being statistically not significant. Thus neither of these methods proved superior in the treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
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