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Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL)

Patients with SSHL experience sudden deafness. The etiology is unknown, but may involve circulatory disorders, viral infection, allergic reaction, etc. In most cases, deafness occurs only in one ear, and patients remember correctly when the symptoms, consisting of tinnitus and occasionally vertigo, began. The extent of hearing loss rarely progresses, and after approximately 1 month the symptoms stabilize. Patients are advised to rest and relax and SSHL resolves naturally. Steroids, vitamins, etc. can be administered. A recent study has shown that Rheopheresis to improve the microcirculation contributes to a better outcome in SSHL patients.

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