title: Intratympanic dexamethasone application in Meniere's disease-Is it superior to conventional therapy?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the efficacy of conventional medical treatment versus transtympanic dexamethasone application into middle ear as treatment modality in Meniere's disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective randomized study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary referral centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients of Meniere's disease were treated, 20 by conventional method and 20 by transtympanic dexamethasone applications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Theraputic.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Vertigo control of 85% achieved in study group when compared to 80% in control group, 15% of patients had hearing improvement in study group while 10% had hearing improvement in control group. Aural fullness and tinnitus control were identical in both groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both modalities of therapy were found to have almost equal efficacy, with Intra tympanic steroid (ITS) therapy having an edge over conventional therapy in cases with severe attacks and shorter duration of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute for Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paragache
authors.forename: Naresh K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ragunathan
authors.lastname: Sridhara
keywords: Dexamethasone; Intra tympanic steroid; Meniere's disease