The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of familial cases in patients with Meniere's disease (MD) and to identify clinical differences between sporadic and familial MD. We recruited 1375 patients with definite MD according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery criteria, obtaining the familial history of hearing loss or episodic vertigo by direct intervie...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Vestibular nerve section and transtympanic gentamicin administration are procedures with proven efficacy in the treatment of vertigo associated with Meniere's disease refractory to medical management. Hearing loss is a known complication of each of these procedures; however, there has not been a report of hearing results of both treatments from a single institution. STUD...

Objective. This study aims to explore evidence for acupuncture points stimulation (APS) in treatment of Meniere's disease (MD). Method. A literature search was conducted in seven databases including EMBASE, Medline, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CBM, CNKI, and WangFang database and the data analysis was performed by using the RevMan version 5.3. Results. 12 RCTs with 993 participants were a...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the clinical use of electrocochleography (ECoG) for diagnosis/treatment of Ménière's disease among members of the American Otological Society (AOS) and American Neurotology Society (ANS). SUBJECTS Clinically active members of the AOS/ANS. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Survey responses. RESULTS A total of 143 responses were received from 344 possible respondents (41.6%). In suspe...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of specially processed cereal (SPC) as a suitable adjunctive treatment for Meniere's disease. METHODS We performed a randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study in a tertiary referral center of patients who had a diagnosis of Meniere's disease based on the guidelines of the Committee on Hearing and Equilibri...

I was diagnosed several years ago with Meniere's disease. In 2009, it had progressed to the point where I was unable to function. I was ready to file for disability until serendipity led me to be treated with nystatin and systemic anti-fungal drugs. The anti-fungal drugs have brought about almost complete relief from my Meniere's and Migraine symptoms (documented with hearing tests). I have als...

INTRODUCTION Electrocochleography is the registration of an electrophysiological event which takes place in the cochlea after an acoustical stimulus. Most of the authors consider an increased summating potential (SP)/action potential (AP) ratio as characteristic of endolymphatic hydrops. METHODS A longitudinal, prospective study of a unilateral Ménière's population diagnosed according to the ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of micropressure treatment for Meniere's disease (MD). DATA SOURCES Medline, Ovid, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library search of the literature from January 1996 to December 2012. REVIEW METHODS Systematic literature review followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Inclusion...

Background: Meniere’s disease (MD) is a chronic illness defined as an idiopathic syndrome of endolymphatic hydrops. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a balance disorder and can be the sequel of diverse inner ear impairments. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of BPPV in MD patients. Materials and Methods: All patients with definite or prob...