May 25, 2011 — Intratympanic (IT) methylprednisolone and oral prednisone are equally effective for treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, according to results of a multicenter, ...

Intratympanic treatment with the steroid dexamethasone should be considered as a salvage therapy for patients who have not responded to systemic treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), ...

Steroid injections, sometimes called cortisone shots, are injections of man-made drugs called corticosteroids that can help ease pain and inflammation (swelling) in specific areas of your body.

Treating idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with injections of steroids directly into the ear appears to result in recovery of hearing that is not less than recovery obtained with the ...