Otosclerosis and Meniere's syndrome: diagnosis and treatment.
Occasionally a patient with otosclerosis and a conductive hearing loss will develop typical findings of Meniere's syndrome in the involved ear, years later. A review of clinical and pathological studies in the literature and in our laboratory and clinic indicates a likely cause-and-effect relationship for these cases. The pathology and pathogenesis of the syndrome of otosclerosis and Meniere's syndrome is discussed. A stapedectomy/sacculotomy was used to treat 17 patients, 13 of whom acquired a satisfactory result in terms of improvement of hearing and control of vertigo. This technique and findings are described and discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000209:etiology; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000601:surgery; D013201:Stapes Surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology