Editing Hearing loss (section)

==Management==
{{Main|Management of hearing loss}}
[[File:Hearing aid 20080620.jpg|thumb|An in-the-canal hearing aid|alt=Close-up photograph of a person holding a hearing aid close to their left ear]]
Management depends on the specific cause if known as well as the extent, type and configuration of the hearing loss. Sudden hearing loss due to an underlying nerve problem may be treated with [[corticosteroids]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L, Monjur TM | title = Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update) Executive Summary | journal = Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery | volume = 161 | issue = 2 | pages = 195–210 | date = August 2019 | pmid = 31369349 | doi = 10.1177/0194599819859883 | doi-access = free }}</ref>

Most hearing loss, that result from age and noise, is progressive and irreversible, and there are currently no approved or recommended treatments.  A few specific kinds of hearing loss are amenable to surgical treatment.  In other cases, treatment is addressed to underlying pathologies, but any hearing loss incurred may be permanent. Some management options include [[hearing aid]]s, [[cochlear implant]]s, [[middle ear implant]]s, [[assistive technology]], and [[closed captioning]];<ref name=Sch2017 /> in [[movie theater]]s, a Hearing Impaired (HI) audio track may be available via headphones to better hear dialog.<ref name=":43">{{cite web |title=Accessibility & The Audio Track File |url=https://cinepedia.com/accessibility/accessibility-the-audio-track-file/ |access-date=14 November 2023 |website=Cinepedia|date=September 2017 }}</ref>

This choice depends on the level of hearing loss, type of hearing loss, and personal preference. Hearing aid applications are one of the options for hearing loss management.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Koo |first1=Miseung |last2=Nguyen |first2=Willy |last3=Lee |first3=Jun Ho |last4=Oh |first4=Seung-Ha |last5=Kyun Park |first5=Moo |date=September 2022 |title=Behavioral Evaluation of 3 Smartphone-Based Hearing Aid Apps for Patients with Mild Hearing Loss: An Exploratory Pilot Study |journal=The Journal of International Advanced Otology |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=399–404 |doi=10.5152/iao.2022.21469 |issn=2148-3817 |pmc=9524353 |pmid=36063096}}</ref> For people with bilateral hearing loss, it is not clear if bilateral hearing aids (hearing aids in both ears) are better than a unilateral hearing aid (hearing aid in one ear).<ref name="Sch2017" />

=== Idiopathic sudden hearing loss ===
For people with idiopathic sudden hearing loss, different treatment approaches have been suggested that are usually based on the suspected cause of the sudden hearing loss. Treatment approaches may include corticosteroid medications, rheological drugs, vasodilators, anesthetics, and other medications chosen based on the suspected underlying pathology that caused the sudden hearing loss.<ref name=":5">{{cite journal |last1=Plontke |first1=Stefan K. |last2=Meisner |first2=Christoph |last3=Agrawal |first3=Sumit |last4=Cayé-Thomasen |first4=Per |last5=Galbraith |first5=Kevin |last6=Mikulec |first6=Anthony A. |last7=Parnes |first7=Lorne |last8=Premakumar |first8=Yaamini |last9=Reiber |first9=Julia |last10=Schilder |first10=Anne Gm |last11=Liebau |first11=Arne |date=2022-07-22 |title=Intratympanic corticosteroids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss |url= |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2022 |issue=7 |pages=CD008080 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD008080.pub2 |issn=1469-493X |pmc=9307133 |pmid=35867413}}</ref> The evidence supporting most treatment options for idiopathic sudden hearing loss is very weak and adverse effects of these different medications is a consideration when deciding on a treatment approach.<ref name=":5" />