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.
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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