1 MCQs in ENT for NEET PG
A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department 36 hours after sudden onset of complete hearing loss in the right ear with high-pitched tinnitus and aural fullness. Otoscopy is normal bilaterally. Weber test lateralizes to the left ear; Rinne test shows air-bone conduction greater than bone conduction bilaterally. Pure-tone audiometry reveals the pattern marked **C** in the diagram: right ear profound sensorineural hearing loss (thresholds 75–90 dB, speech discrimination 20%), with normal left ear (thresholds 10–15 dB, discrimination 100%). Tympanograms are type A bilaterally. MRI of the internal auditory canal excludes vestibular schwannoma and demyelinating disease. Which of the following is the most appropriate first-line treatment for this patient's condition?
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