Non-invasive perilymphatic pressure measurement in patients with Menière's disease.
The MMS-10 Tympanic Displacement Analyser in a new device to measure the perilymphatic pressure in humans. This instrument was used in 25 patients with Menière's disease (28 affected ears) and a group of 50 young normal hearing subjects. No significant differences were found in perilymphatic pressure measurements between the groups. Although measurement parameters showed large inter-individual variation, the intra-individual correlation was good. In patients with Menière's disease, no relationship was found between perilymphatic pressure, hearing threshold, blood pressure, gender or age.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Rosingh
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Wit
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Albers
D000328:Adult; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D018159:Endolymphatic Hydrops; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010498:Perilymph; D011312:Pressure; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000503:physiopathology