The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) published the first clinical practice guideline for sudden sensorineural hearing loss in 2012 and updated it in 2019. The guideline, which includes 13 expert consensus recommendations and treatment protocols, advocates medication (glucocorticoids are the sole optional medicine) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In order to provide references for the formulation of the guidelines for sudden sensorineural hearing loss that are more suitable for our national conditions, this article interprets the treatment regimens of the guideline.