Low-pressure chamber test in Menière's disease.
Lowering of the ambient pressure has been reported to have a positive effect on the symptoms in Menière's disease. In order to further investigate this hypothesis the symptoms in the long-term span were studied in 54 Menière patients who had undergone low-pressure chamber tests. Lowering of the ambient pressure can induce a temporary but not a permanent hearing improvement in patients with Menière's disease. The results also indicate positive effects on other symptoms in Menière's disease, but this could not be statistically proven.
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
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D001273:Atmosphere Exposure Chambers; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D004584:Electronystagmography; D006801:Humans; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology