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P. Levie 1 , O. Desgain 1 , C. de Burbure 2 , P. Germonpré 3 , J.-P. Monnoye 1 , M-P. Thill 4 , M. Barthelemy 5 , V. Monnoye 1 , R. Kuhweide 6 , J. Claes 7 , Th. Robillard 8
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Ste Anne-St Remi Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

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Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

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Center for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, Military Hospital, Brussels

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CHU Saint-Pierre, ENT dept, Bruxelles

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ENT Department, CHU de Charleroi, Charleroi

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Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, General Hospital Sint-Jan, Bruges, Belgium

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ENT Department, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium

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ENT Department, Clinique Sainte-Elisabeth, Namur

B-ENT 2007; 3: Supplement 33-43
Keywords : Guidelines; sudden deafness; management
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Volume 3, Issue -1, February 2007
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Sudden hearing loss. This update on the latest studies and management policies for patients suffering from sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) represents a cooperative effort of Belgian ENT surgeons from various corners of the country. SSHL has an incidence ranging from 5 to 20 cases per 100,000 persons per year, and is a relative medical emergency, as only 30% to 65% of the patients recover spontaneously.1-3 Nowadays, treatment varies a great deal between countries and hospitals. The various etiologies and therapeutic modalities are reviewed, and evidence levels are indicated. Finally, diagnostic and therapeutic organigrams are proposed along with a Belgian therapeutic cocktail in view of conducting a large Belgian study on the management of SSHL.

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