Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL)

Emergency assessment and management of sudden hearing loss.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
ENTEmergency Medicine

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG98]: Hearing loss in adults: assessment and management
National
Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2012
Local
Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update) – American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) 2019
Local
Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update) – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 2019
Local
International consensus (ICON) on treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Local