Sudden onset sensorineural hearing loss

Question 1

what is important when a patient has sudden onset hearing loss?

Answer 1

to examine them carefully to differentiate between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

Question 2

what requires urgent ent referral?

Answer 2

sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL)

Question 3

cause of SSHNL

Answer 3

idiopathic.

Question 4

Ix

Answer 4

MRI to exclude vestibular schwannoma

Question 5

Mx

Answer 5

High-dose oral corticosteroids are used by ENT