ABSTRACT
The data in this chapter are based on searches in Medline, Embase and CENTRAL for randomized controlled trials in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL). The Cochrane ENT Disorders Group’s specialist register of controlled trials was also searched for additional references to randomized controlled trials in ISSNHL. Keywords used were sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), idiopathic sudden hearing loss (ISHL), idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL), randomized controlled trials, controlled clinical trial and random allocation.
