The use of the underpressure chamber in the treatment of patients with Menière's disease.
Thirty-four Menière patients (43 ears) were treated in an underpressure chamber. Békésy audiometry and impedance audiometry were performed immediately before and after the exposure to underpressure. A hearing gain of more than 10 dB. was found in 19 per cent of the ears (8/43). In five ears this improvement lasted for a few days. Only one patient (2 per cent) reported a relief of tinnitus. In 9 out of the 30 patients (30 per cent) with recent vertiginous attacks a positive subjective effect on the vertigo was obtained.
D000158:Acoustic Impedance Tests; D000328:Adult; D001299:Audiometry; D003664:Decompression; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000503:physiopathology; D004712:Endolymphatic Sac / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006315:Hearing Loss, Functional / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014717:Vertigo / Q000628:therapy