35 patients with unilateral sensorineural impairment and hearing levels within the normal range in the opposite ears were investigated by bilateral transtympanic electrocochleography (TIECoG). Only 19 patients (54%) satisfied the criteria for Meniere's disease and 16 patients (46%) showed sensorineural impairment due to other etiologies. Clinical studies have focused exclusively on the a mp...

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy and safety of low-dose intratympanic gentamicin (ITG) compared with intratympanic dexamethasone (ITD) in patients with intractable unilateral Ménière disease (MD). STUDY DESIGN Open prospective randomized controlled study. SETTING Tertiary referral center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Sixty patients affected by definite unilateral MD were enrolled between Janua...