Objectives: To investigate the relation between odyolgical findings and prognosis in patients with sudden hearing loss which were treated in our department.

Materials And Methods: Patients files of 54 subjects with sudden hearing loss which were treated in our clinic were researched retrospectively. Steroid,carbogen (%5), urographine, antiviral, complex of vitamin treatments and salness dietary were given to patiens . Response to treatment were researched by daily odyograms.

Results: 31 of patiendts were male and 22 of there were female and lefte ar was effected in 32 and right ear in 22 patients.Mean ages of patients were 39.8 (range:17-72). All of the patiends had sudden hearing loss.Whether high frequency sudden hearing loss (descending type) was seen in 17 ears,18 had low frequencies (ascending type), 5 had SHL in all freguencies (flat type) and 14 patients had totaly hearing loss. After treatment, recovery were observed in 35 ears (64.82%), but not recovery in 19 ears (35.18%) were not observed. Treatment was started in the first week of hearing loss in 36 patients (66.66%) and 24 of themes were recovered. 7 of 12 patients (58.30%) in this subjects who were not recovered had totaly hearing loss. 10 of 18 patents whose treatment were started after 7 days were recovered. 18 of 54 patients (61.11%) had vertigo and 11 patients with vertigo were recovered. 39 patients had tinnitus and 25 (64.11%) of these patients were recovered.

Conclusion: We determined that efficacy of treatment of sudden hearing loss in patients ©2007, Firat University, Medical Faculty