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ReviewMolecular medicine reports2025

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (Review).

Yuting Sun, Shangyuan Wang, Huimin Fu, Xiaoli Ge, Shuming Pan

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Review in Molecular medicine reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Pathophysiologic phenotyping of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: toward precision management.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yuting SunEmergency Department, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China.
Shangyuan WangEmergency Department, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 202150, P.R. China.
Huimin FuEmergency Department, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 202150, P.R. China.
Xiaoli GeEmergency Department, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, P.R. China.
Shuming PanEmergency Department, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is an acute hearing disorder that develops rapidly and is an otolaryngology emergency. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), a non‑pharmacological treatment, has gained increasing attention for SSNHL management. HBOT exerts therapeutic effects by increasing inner ear oxygen partial pressure, improving the microcirculation and reducing inflammation, as its main mechanisms. When combined with glucocorticoids, HBOT can significantly improve treatment outcomes, particularly when initiated as an early intervention. However, its optimal clinical application has not yet been determined, mainly due to the lack of standardized treatment parameters, such as pressure settings, the duration of treatment and the therapeutic time window. In addition, clinical studies have yielded inconsistent results. The purpose of the present review is to explore the biological mechanisms, clinical efficacy and existing controversies of HBOT in the treatment of SSNHL, review and summarize the latest research progress, and discuss potential directions for future development.

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Hearing Loss, SensorineuralHearing Loss, SuddenHyperbaric OxygenationAnimalsHumansOxygenTreatment OutcomeOxygenhyperbaric oxygenreviewsteroidsudden sensorineural hearing losstreatment

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PMID40910260
PMCPMC12427607

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