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December 2002 in “The Lancet” In this study, single fibrinogen/LDL apheresis showed a significant improvement in speech perception for patients with plasma fibrinogen concentrations over 295 mg/dL compared to standard treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
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January 1992 in “Experimental Neurology” This study in neonatal chicks reported that intense sound exposure severely impaired auditory function, but function returned to near normal within 3 days, primarily due to non-hair-cell mechanisms.
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January 2005 in “Acta Oto-Laryngologica” This case study reports that ciclosporin effectively managed symptoms in a patient with steroid-dependent sudden sensorineural hearing loss, allowing discontinuation of corticosteroids and confirming remission through audiometry.
April 2015 in “Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences” This study found that patients with autoimmune skin diseases showed a statistically significant occurrence of hearing disabilities, suggesting the need for audiological evaluations in these patients.
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May 2023 in “Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology” This study found that patients with alopecia areata were more likely to experience hearing loss compared to healthy individuals, potentially due to damage to follicular melanocytes involved in the autoimmune process.