| Title |
Positive pressure therapy for Ménière's disease or syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd008419.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sanne van Sonsbeek, Bas Pullens, Peter Paul van Benthem |
| Abstract |
Ménière's disease is an incapacitating disease in which recurrent attacks of vertigo are accompanied by hearing loss, tinnitus and/or aural fullness, all of which are discontinuous and variable in intensity. A number of different therapies have been identified for patients with this disease, ranging from dietary measures (e.g. a low-salt diet) and medication (e.g. betahistine (Serc®), diuretics) to extensive surgery (e.g. endolymphatic sac surgery). The Meniett® low-pressure pulse generator (Medtronic ENT, 1999) is a device that is designed to generate a computer-controlled sequence of low-pressure (micro-pressure) pulses, which are thought to be transmitted to the vestibular system of the inner ear. The pressure pulse passes via a tympanostomy tube (grommet) to the middle ear, and hence to the inner ear via the round and/or oval window. The hypothesis is that these low-pressure pulses reduce endolymphatic hydrops. |
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| Spain | 2 | 18% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| Italy | 1 | 9% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
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| Members of the public | 11 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 38 | 21% |
| Researcher | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 37 | 20% |
| Unknown | 47 | 25% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 72 | 39% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 4% |
| Psychology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 25 | 14% |
| Unknown | 49 | 26% |
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