Objective To explore the time pattern of audiological recovery with intratympanic steroid injection as primary treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss( SSNHL) to define best strategy. Methods All 135 patients underwent a two-week systemic steroid therapy,while 72 of them received extra intratympanic injection in the mean time. All cases were followed up 2 months. Results No difference in total effective rates between the two treatments on 3rdday,7thday,14 thday and 1 month was noted. There was no di...