[The saccular function in Meniere's disease].
OBJECTIVE
To record and analyze the vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) in Meniere's disease.


METHODS
VEMP in 15 patients diagnosed as Meniere's disease were investigated and made out different kinds of manifestation of VEMP. The results of VEMP were compared with these caloric test.


RESULTS
The wave of p13 and n23 appeared 100% in normal subjects, but only appeared 30% in Meniere's disease. There were 3 kinds of manifestation of VEMP-normal response, bilateral no response and lower amplitude in hydrops side.


CONCLUSIONS
Membranous hydrops in Meniere's disease may damage the saccular function and VEMP test may be helpful for diagnosis of Meniere's disease.
Wu
Ziming
Z
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Zhou
Na
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Zhang
Suzhen
S
Guo
Weiwei
W
Yang
Weiyan
W
Han
Dongyi
D
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001300:Audiometry, Evoked Response; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests