Association of the moment of administration of intratympanic dexamethasone with the auditory results in patients with sudden idiopathic hearing loss: 101 cases.

Objective: To evaluate the association of the moment of administration of intratympanic dexamethasone with the auditory results in patients with sudden idiopathic hearing loss.

Method: An observational, longitudinal, analytical, retrospective study on patients treated for sudden idiopathic hearing loss with dexamethasone sodium phosphate as initial management. Auditory threshold, auditory gain (dB) and percentage of patients who improved from those who started treatment in the first week (group 1S) versus those started management from the second week (group 2S) are compared.