The Effect of Patient's Position After Intra-tympanic Injection

The Effect of Patient's Position After Intra-tympanic Injection on the Amount of Fluid in the Middle Ear

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04384640

Enrollment

Registered

2020-05-12

Start date

2020-07-01

Completion date

2021-06-30

Last updated

2020-05-12

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Conditions

Sudden Hearing Loss

Brief summary

The effect of the patient's head on the leakage of steroids from the middle ear to the throat will be studied. The patients will be seated after one of the intra tympanic injections that are routonely performed due to Sudden Sensorineural Hearin Loss (SNHL). The patients will be asked if they taste the steroids in their throats.

Interventions

OTHERChange of posture after Intra Tympanic injection

Seating position after Intra Tympanic injection

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients diagnosed with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss, treated using intra-tympanic injection of steroids * Patients who signed an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

* Dysgeusia * Inner or middle ear malfomation * Eustachian tube dysfunction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Degree of taste	0 Minutes, and then 10, 20, 30 minutes after the injection	The patients will rate the degree of change of taste in their throat

Contacts

Primary Contact‪Yahav Oron

oron.yahav@gmail.com0523523181

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026