The effect of surgery for vertigo on tinnitus was evaluated in 90 patients who underwent surgery for disabling vertigo for Menieres disease. The three procedures studies included a destructive labyrinthectomy, endolymphatic sac decompression and shunt, and vestibular neurectomy. Patients who underwent a vestibular neurectomy had a significantly better tinnitus outcome than those who underwent s...

Background: Menieres Disease (MD) is a chronic, non-life threatening inner ear disease, with attacks of disabling vertigo, progressive hearing loss, and tinnitus as the major symptoms. All three symptoms, separately or in combination, cause great distress have considerable impact on quality life patients. Objective: Aim this study was to find out whether subjective assessment objective will be ...

Dizziness is a term which is used to describe a variety of sensations. It is possible to group these complaints into four types: a rotational sensation (Type I dizziness), impending faint (Type II dizziness), dysequilibrium (Type III dizziness) and vague lightheadness (Type IV dizziness). Type I dizziness or vertigo is due to disease of the vestibular system--peripheral or central, and is chara...

1) Detailed history taking, routine otologic examination, audiometry and vestibular function tests were performed on 151 patients without vertigo who were hospitalized for periodic physical checkups and in 303 patients with vertigo. Two hundred and twenty of them also received blood pressure measurements and funduscopy as the tests for cerebral arteriosclerosis. 2) From the viewpoint of otologi...

Vestibular disorders can affect the peripheral or central vestibular systems, controlling and maintaining balance. Several studies have confirmed high prevalence rate of in other countries. To our knowledge, only one study has been conducted on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo eastern India, limited knowledge country. Hence, present was at SRM hospital, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu District...