Keywords

hearing loss, idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, primary care, psychosocial implications, sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Authors

1. Jensen, Elizabeth Ann H. DNP, FNP-BC, CNE
2. Harmon, Elizabeth D. DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
3. Smith, Whitney MSN, APRN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC

Abstract

Abstract: This article discusses the physiology of normal hearing, the pathophysiology and differential diagnoses of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, and an approach for definitive diagnosis and treatment. A focus is placed on idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss in the adult population in a primary care setting.