Intratympanic steroid injections as a salvage treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Objective:The purpose of this study was to determine, through a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, whether intratympanic steroid injections (ITSIs) could improve hearing recovery in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) who did not respond to initial systemic steroi