Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
The SSHL Hearing Science Accelerator brought together several individuals from across the hearing science field to provide expert input into the initiative. The steering committee, content experts, field experts, and stakeholders, all joined and collaborated throughout multiple virtual meetings and during the in-person workshop on April 21-23, 2023 in Washington D.C., to produce meaningful research priorities that will be used to improve the etiologies, diagnostic capabilities, and treatments for SSHL.
Steering Committee
The House Hearing Science Accelerator leadership team includes the PI/Program Chair and program steering committee. These individuals are all experts in neurotology.
William H. Slattery III, M.D., HSA Program Chair, President House Ear Clinic, Clinical Professor, University of California Los Angeles
Sujana Chandrasekhar, M.D., ENT & Allergy Associates, former President of AAO-HNS (2015- 2016), Council Member, American Otological Society
David Haynes, MD, FACS, MMHC, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Seth Schwartz, MD, MPH, ENT-Otolaryngologist & Neurotologist, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Andrea Vambutas, M.D., Chair of Otolaryngology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospital, Director of Center of Hearing & Balance at NY Head & Neck Institute, Medical Director of Apelian Cochlear Implant Center
The Experts
Twenty-eight experts in/around sudden hearing loss participated from 22 different institutions.
| Participants | Institutions |
| Ali Andalibi, PhD | George Mason University |
| Simon Angeli, MD | University of Miami |
| Nick Andresen, MD | Johns Hopkins University |
| Seilesh Babu, MD | Michigan Ear Institute |
| William Britt, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Jay C. Buckey Jr., MD | Dartmouth College |
| John Butman, MD, PhD | NIH Clinical Center |
| Sujana Chandrasekhar, MD | ENT & Allergy Associates, LLP |
| Katharine Fernandez, AuD, PhD | NIH NIDCD |
| David Haynes, MD | Vanderbilt University |
| Ronna Hertzano, MD, PhD | NIH NIDCD |
| Keiko Hirose, MD | Washington University |
| Michael Hoa, MD | NIH NIDCD |
| Sarah Hodge, MD | Augusta University |
| Marissa Howard, PhD | George Mason University |
| Anil Lalwani, MD | Columbia University |
| Lance Liotta, MD, PhD | George Mason University |
| Alessandra Luchini, PhD | George Mason University |
| Norma de Olivera Penido, MD, PhD | Federal University of Sao Paulo |
| Kourosh Parham, MD | University of Connecticut |
| Stefan Plontke, MD | Martin Luther University |
| Halle-Wittenberg Alicia Quesnel, MD | Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Harvard University |
| Steven Douglas Rauch, MD | Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Harvard University |
| James Saunders, MD | Dartmouth College |
| Reimar Schlingensiepen, MD | AudioCure Pharma GmbH |
| Seth Schwartz – MD, MPH | Virginia Mason Franciscan Health |
| William Slattery, MD | PIH Health House Ear Clinic |
| Douglas Stewart, MD | NIH NCI |
| Andrea Vambutas, MD | Northwell Health |
| Brian Westerberg, MD | University of British Columbia |
Workshop Pictures
SSHL Progress:
- HSA for SSHL initiated in October 2022
- In-person workshop held on April 21-23, 2023 in Washington D.C.
- White paper submitted for publication in Otology & Neurotology journal in February 2024,
- William Slattery, MD will be presenting research priorities at COSM conference in Chicago of May 2024
- Facilitation to promote research priorities has commenced
- Update meeting with past SSHL experts/participants will be arranged
Get Involved:
For questions or ways to get involved, please contact:
Shemms Najjar
Hearing Science Accelerator Coordinator
hsacoordinator@hifla.org
213-394-7969
Literature Updates:
- Plontke, S.K., Girndt, M., Meisner, C., Fischer, I., Böselt, I., Löhler, J., Ludwig-Kraus, B., Richter, M., Steighardt, J., Reuter, B., Böttcher, C., Langer, J., Pethe, W., Seiwerth, I., Jovanovic, N., Großmann, W., Kienle-Gogolok, A., Boehm, A., Neudert, M., Diensthuber, M., Müller, A.H., Dazert, S., Guntinas-Lichius, O., Hornung, J., Vielsmeier, V., Stadler, J., & Rahne, T. (2023). High-Dose Glucocorticoids for the Treatment of Sudden Hearing Loss. NEJM Evidence. DOI:10.1056/evidoa2300172 High-Dose Glucocorticoids for the Treatment of Sudden Hearing Loss | NEJM Evidence