OUR STUDY IS NOW CLOSED, BUT IF YOU HAVE SUDDEN HEARING LOSS IN ONE EAR YOU SHOULD SEEK CARE ASAP AT YOUR LOCAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY / AUDIOLOGY OFFICE

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What is sudden sensorineural hearing loss?

Study overview

What is intratympanic steroid therapy? (Flash video)

What are the entry criteria?

What if I have limited or no medical insurance?

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Eight centers around the U.S. initially participated in this clinical study, and this was expanded to eight more centers in the U.S. and Canada.

We are analyzing the data from our five year study and the first publication of these results will take place in the next 1-2 years.

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Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, recruited the first patient for the SSNHL trial on Dec 22, 2004. We have recently completed the recruitment of patients for our study.

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information for SSNHL investigators

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if you are UNABLE to contact a specialist and if you have SSNHL within 2 weeks of the symptoms, you can also contact us at:

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