AIM To verify whether vestibular evoked myogenic potentials can present abnormalities in the affected ear and in the asymptomatic ear in patients with diagnosis of unilateral Ménière's disease. STUDY DESIGN Transversal cohort. MATERIAL AND METHOD The vestibular evoked myogenic potentials of 20 patients with unilateral Ménière's disease were analyzed. The selection of individuals was based o...

Meniere's disease (MD) represents a diagnostic challenge. It's symptoms of episodic vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sense of aural fullness share overlap with multiple other conditions. It remains a diagnosis of exclusion, with imaging only used to rule out other pathologies, notably acoustic neuroma. Technological advance has brought increased resolution to the inner ear. In the future ...

The histopathological changes in the temporal bones of two deceased donors individuals with concomitant Ménierè's disease have been studied. In one temporal bone we have found a blockage of the endolymphatic duct by abnormal bone. The histopathological modifications and the different therapeutic options are discussed. Clinical guidelines are proposed.

UNLABELLED The effects of Epley's maneuver in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) associated with Menière's disease are controversial. AIMS To evaluate the progression of positional vertigo and nystagmus after one or more of Epley's maneuvers in BPPV associated with Menière's disease, and the recurrence of BPPV. METHOD a retrospective study of 62 patients with BPPV associated with M...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of tympanostomy tube placement in controlling symptoms of intractable Ménière's disease. METHODS Fifteen patients with intractable Ménière's disease underwent tympanostomy tube placement in the affected ear. Post-operative changes in vertigo attacks and hearing level were recorded, and were evaluated according to American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head ...

Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) is a mitochondrial coenzyme which is essential for the production of ATP. Being at the core of cellular energy processes it assumes importance in cells with high energy requirements like the cardiac cells which are extremely sensitive to CoQ10 deficiency produced by cardiac diseases. CoQ10 has thus a potential role for prevention and treatment of heart ailments by impr...

BACKGROUND Bilateral Meniere's disease (MD) is still controversial due to different criteria used to assess the involvement of the primarily affected ear and the contralateral one. We evaluated the percentage of bilateral forms in 49 patients with MD. METHODS 49 patients with (MD) were studied. All were selected according to the following requirements: history, tonal audiometry, glycerol test...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence, inheritance patterns, and clinical characteristics of familial Meniere's disease (MD) in a South Korean population. STUDY DESIGN Direct interviews, telephone interviews, and reviews of the medical records of definite Meniere's disease patients and their families. METHODS Direct and telephone interviews were perfo...