Functional outcome of treatment of Ménière's disease with the Meniett pressure generator.
CONCLUSIONS
Use of the Meniett pressure generator in patients with active Ménière's disease (MD) did not affect labyrinthine function.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate whether application of the Meniett pressure generator in patients with active MD significantly affects their labyrinthine function.


METHODS
We measured hearing and labyrinth sensitivity in patients with established MD according to American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) criteria at five different time periods: at baseline; before ventilation tube placement; before Meniett treatment; immediately after Meniett treatment; and 1 month after cessation of Meniett treatment.


RESULTS
A total of 32 patients met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study. They were graded as having definite MD (AAO-HNS stages 2 and 3). No statistically significant changes in labyrinthine function were found during Meniett treatment.
Stokroos
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. rsto@skno.azm.nl
Olvink
M Klein
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Hendrice
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Kingma
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004584:Electronystagmography; D018159:Endolymphatic Hydrops / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000295:instrumentation; D011312:Pressure; D011336:Probability; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome