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Table 2. Summary of Key Action Statements (KAS)
Statement Action Grade
10. Intratympanic
steroids for
salvage therapy
Clinicians should offer, or refer to a
clinician who can offer, intratympanic
(IT) steroid therapy when patients have
incomplete recovery from SSNHL 2–6
weeks aer onset of symptoms.
Recommendation
11. Other
pharmacologic
therapy
Clinicians should NOT routinely prescribe
antivirals, thrombolytics, vasodilators,
or vasoactive substances to patients with
SSNHL.
Strong
recommendation
against
12. Outcomes
Assessment
Clinicians should obtain follow-up
audiometric evaluation for patients with
SSNHL at the conclusion of treatment
and within six months of completion of
treatment.
Recommendation
13. Rehabilitation Clinicians should counsel patients with
SSNHL who have residual hearing loss
and/or tinnitus about the possible benefits
of audiological rehabilitation and other
supportive measures.
Strong
recommendation
(cont'd)
