title: Gentamicin treatment in peripheral vestibular disorders other than Ménière's disease.
abstract: Intratympanic instillation of gentamicin may not exclusively be a treatment for Ménière's disease. We present case reports of successful vertigo control in peripheral vestibular disorders other than Ménère's disease. Cases 1 and 2 illustrate treatment of vertigo attacks caused by vestibular dysfunction in deaf ears. Case 3 illustrates treatment of brief sensations of linear acceleration in a patient who had suffered idiopathic sudden hearing loss a few years earlier. Case 4 illustrates treatment of disabling benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo. Case 5 illustrates treatment of severe and frequent attacks of vertigo in an elderly patient with a medium-sized acoustic neuroma who did not want surgical extirpation of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Audiology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brantberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bergenius
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tribukait
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007322:Instillation, Drug; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014717:Vertigo / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins