The chances of curing sudden deafness currently lack large data on treatment experience as a reference.
Although the disease does have a tendency to heal spontaneously, the percentage is low and many patients will become permanently deaf. Those with vertigo, especially those with spontaneous nystagmus at the time of initial diagnosis, have a lower percentage of hearing recovery than those without vertigo. The presence or absence of tinnitus is not significantly related to hearing recovery. Those with severe hearing loss have poorer treatment outcomes.
According to the data of the Chinese clinical multicenter study on sudden deafness, typing sudden deafness according to the hearing curve is of great significance to the treatment: the low-middle frequency decline type has the best efficacy, followed by the flat type, while the middle and high frequency decline type and the total deafness type have poor efficacy; the drugs for improving the inner ear circulation and the glucocorticoid hormone are effective for all types of sudden deafness; and the combination of medication has better efficacy than a single medication.
The time of treatment initiation also has an effect on prognosis. Those who start treatment within 7 to 10 days generally have better results.
When suffering from sudden deafness, it is necessary to actively seek medical treatment, systematic examination, and follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.