HBOT is one treatment for sudden hearing loss

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Dear Doctors: I've been diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. None of the doctors I've seen can tell me why it happened. My understanding is that hyperbaric therapy is a possible treatment. What does that entail, and who would I approach for that kind of treatment?

Dear Reader: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss, or SSHL, is sometimes called 'sudden deafness.' The definiti…