Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL)

Emergency assessment and management of sudden hearing loss.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

ENTEmergency Medicine

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Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG98]: Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management

Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2012

Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update) – American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) 2019

Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update) – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2019

International consensus (ICON) on treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss