Stellate Ganglion Block for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Jang, Han Ik; Cho, Tae Hwan; Jeon, Il Hoon; Kim, Jung Soo; Lee, Sang Heun; Seong, Chang Sup

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1990.1.2.68

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1990; 1(2):68-74

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1990.1.2.68

원저

성상신경절 차단요법에 의한 돌발성난청의 치료효과

장한익¹, 조태환¹, 전일훈¹, 김정수¹, 이상흔¹, 성창섭¹

Stellate Ganglion Block for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Han Ik Jang¹, Tae Hwan Cho¹, Il Hoon Jeon¹, Jung Soo Kim¹, Sang Heun Lee¹, Chang Sup Seong¹

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¹경북대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

Abstract

The causes of sudden sensorineural hearing loss are belived to be viral，vascular or allergic.

Many therapeutic regimens are used to treat that patients under these hypothesis.

Twenty-five patients were treated with a series of anesthetizing blocks of the stellate ganglion for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

The results are as follows:

The therapeutic results were 11.5% of complete recovery, 23.1% of partial recovery, and 26.9% of slight recovery.
Tinnitus was the most common accompanying symptom but it had no concern with hearing recovery.
Those patients who were treated within 1 week from onset revealed better recovery rates.
Prognosis was poor in cases of sudden hearing loss with vertigo.

Keywords: Stellate Ganglion Block; Sudden Hearing Loss