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A team of clinician scientists at University College London Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) have identified the factors which predict full hearing recovery, with the strongest predictor being treatment with steroids within seven days of a sudden drop in hearing.
The researchers collaborated with 240 junior doctors and undertook the largest study to date of adults who were seen with sudden hearing loss across 76 hospitals in England and Wales. The team analysed the data from the study and found that patients who received steroids within seven days were five times more likely to fully recover their hearing compared to those who were not given steroids, even after accounting for all other patient and hearing loss factors.
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