Preface -- Prologue -- Concept and epidemiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss -- Aetiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: autoimmune hypothesis -- Aetiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: vascular, viral or due to perilymphatic fistula -- Diagnostic assessment and complementary tests in sudden sensorineural hearing loss -- MRI in sudden sensorineural hearing loss -- Prognostic factors and recovery criteria in sudden sensorineural hearing loss -- Treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with systemic corticosteroids -- Treatment of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with intratympanic corticosteroids -- Treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss with hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- Single-sided deafness (SSD) hearing aids: airway hearing aids, bone conduction hearing aids, and cochlear implant electrical stimulation -- Future perspectives in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of sudden deafness. The volume comprises eleven chapters that are easy to read, amenable, and aim to address all commonly raised questions in daily practice. It starts with a chapter on the concept and epidemiology of sudden deafness, followed by the aetiology of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, diagnostic assessment, and MRI. The next chapter covers prognostic factors and recovery criteria. The remaining chapters elaborate on treatment options, and the closing chapter presents the available hearing aids for single-sided deafness (SSD). This book is the result of over 20 years of clinical experience, research, and knowledge dissemination on this disease. It will be a valuable resource for ENT specialists, neurology specialists, and family doctors.