Consilium MedicumConsilium Medicum2075-17532542-2170Consilium Medicum94173Research ArticleCurrent trends in the treatment of acute sensorineural deafnessAtanesianA. Garusyak@inbox.ru151120141611576328122021Copyright © 2014, Consilium Medicum2014The paper presents an overview of current information on the treatment of acute sensorineural hearing loss. It is noted that at the present time among all treatments the most effective method is steroid therapy. Presented and analyzed are the results of current research on the effectiveness of different methods of treatment of acute sensorineural hearing loss; algorithm for the treatment of acute sensorineural hearing loss.acute sensorineural hearing losssteroid therapyintratympanal steroid therapyострая сенсоневральная тугоухостьстероидная терапияинтратимпанальная стероидная терапия[Chandrasekhar S.S. Intratympanic dexamethasone for sudden sensorineural hearing loss: clinical and laboratory evaluation. 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