31 Mar Low-Dose Intratympanic Gentamicin for Unilateral Ménière‘s Disease: Accuracy of Early Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Gain Reduction in Predicting Long-Term Clinical Outcome
INTRODUCTION
Ménière’s disease (MD) is an idiopathic inner ear disorder characterized by episodic vertigo spells lasting from 20min to 12 h, fluctuating low-frequency hearing loss during the initial spells with associated aural fullness, and tinnitus (1). Current therapies aim to control vestibular symptoms with conservative means, namely, low-sodium diet, diuretics, and vestibular suppressants. For those patients who do not respond, alternatives for alleviating the symptoms include surgical interventions like labyrinthectomy, vestibular neurectomy, or less invasive therapies like intratympanic injection of gentamicin or steroids…
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