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.
Rosingh
H J
HJ
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
Wit
H P
HP
Albers
F W
FW
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