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Clinic for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Germany

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• Research Article   
  Intratympanic Cortisone Injection: An Evaluation of the Current Data Situation
  Author(s): Schmidt Sandra*, Thomsen Milena and Lorenz Kai Johannes
  
  Introduction: Intratympanic Cortisone Injections (ITI) have been established for sudden deafness for years. ITI can be used as primary therapy and, above all, as rescue therapy if systemic administration has not brought any improvement or if there are contraindications to systemic administration. Methods: Many different forms of application, indication, duration and treatment have been used. Different local anesthetics, cortisone preparations, body and head positions are practiced. Results: 103 patients are analyzed. In 55 cases, the injection after oral therapy. In 48 cases, given immediately due to extreme hearing loss or comorbidities the injections are well tolerated with rare unpleasant side effects. Discussion: High-dose treatment with cortisone has been used for decades. The HODOKO.. Read More»
  

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