Inclusion Criteria:  Patient older than 18 years and younger than 81 years and Diagnosed with one sided idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss by physical examination, history, audiology, speech interpretation tests and tinnitus evaluation and Seen in the clinic within the first 14 days after the onset of symptoms. and Mean hearing threshold equal to or worse than >30 dB averaged across three consecutive frequencies. Excellent English Speaking and Comprehension  Exclusion Criteria:  Children Prisoners Pregnant women Patients who have experienced similar prior events of SSNHL Patients with bacterial infections, mycoplasma, Lyme disease, tuberculosis, syphilis, fungal infections, Autoimmune inner ear disease Middle ear inflammation or effusion Ototoxic medication such as chemotherapy, loop diuretics, high dose aspirin, etc. Head Trauma, lead poisoning Genetic disorders affecting hearing Mitochondrial disorders, including MELAS (metabolic encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes), stroke, Cogan's syndrome Neoplastic (neurofibromatosis II, bilateral vestibular schwannomas, carcinomatous meningitis, intravascular lymphomatosis, others) Sarcoidosis Hyperviscosity syndrome Diabetes Use of statins within the last 12 months Allergy, hypersensitivity or intolerance to any components of the study medication Prior tinnitus Prior otologic surgery other than ventilation tubes History of drug abuse or alcoholism within the prior 2 years Any psychiatric syndrome requiring treatment with neuroleptics, antidepressants, hypnotics or anxiolytics Severe systemic neurologic disease (epilepsy, Parkinson's, dementia/Alzheimers, multiple sclerosis Oral steroid treatment within the preceding 30 days Heart disease or TIAs Chronic kidney failure HIV, Hepatitis B or C Active shingles Skull, facial or temporal bone anomalies