Posterior Semicircular Canal Plugging Relieves Tumarkin’s Crisis in Ménière’s Disease Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Vestibular Function
3.2. Auditory Function
3.3. VAS Questionnaires
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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# | Sex | Age (yrs) | Disease Duration (yrs) | Follow-Up (mos) | Complications |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 78 | 6 | 22 | homer fracture |
2 | M | 75 | 23 | 15 | head trauma |
3 | M | 58 | 25 | 49 | |
4 | M | 72 | 10 | 98 | wrist fracture |
5 | M | 76 | 19 | 54 | |
6 | F | 68 | 6 | 121 | head trauma |
7 | M | 66 | 6 | 34 | |
8 | M | 56 | 12 | 17 | |
9 | F | 70 | 1 | 6 | |
7:2 | 70.00 (56.00–78.00) * 68.78 (7.71) + | 10.00 (1.00–25.00) * 12.00 (8.45) + | 34.00 (6.00–121.00) * 46.22 (39.56) + | 4 (44.44%) § |
# | PSC Gain | LSC Gain | ASC Gain | cVEMPs | oVEMPs | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preop. | Postop. | Preop. | Postop. | Preop. | Postop. | Preop. | Postop. | Preop. | Postop. | |
1 | 0.83 | 0.29 | 0.70 | 0.39 | 0.75 | 0.33 | nr | nr | nr | nr |
2 | 0.71 | 0.38 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.58 | n | n | ar | ar |
3 | 0.78 | 0.32 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.70 | ar | ar | ar | ar |
4 | 0.70 | 0.36 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.78 | nr | nr | nr | nr |
5 | 0.65 | 0.37 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 1.10 | n | n | ar | ar |
6 | 0.78 | 0.56 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 0.88 | 0.85 | a | a | a | a |
7 | 0.88 | 0.52 | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.85 | 0.85 | n | ar | a | a |
8 | 0.89 | 0.55 | 0.90 | 0.56 | 0.90 | 0.85 | a | a | a | a |
9 | 1.50 | 1.32 | 1.02 | 0.57 | 0.85 | 1.21 | n | n | a | a |
# | PTA (dB) | |
---|---|---|
Preop. | Postop. | |
1 | 37.5 | 68.75 |
2 | 73.75 | 72.5 |
3 | 61.25 | 68.75 |
4 | 72.5 | 80 |
5 | 71.25 | 75 |
6 | 80 | 110 |
7 | 75 | 75 |
8 | 70 | 70 |
9 | 33.75 | 40 |
71.25 (33.75–80.00) * 63.89 (16.80) + | 72.50 (40.00–110.00) * 73.33 (17.89) + |
# | VAS Questionnaires | |
---|---|---|
VAS | VAS Falls | |
1 | 7 | 10 |
2 | 10 | 10 |
3 | 9 | 10 |
4 | nr | nr |
5 | 10 | 10 |
6 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 10 | 10 |
8 | 8 | 10 |
9 | 9 | 10 |
Mean | 9.125 | 10 |
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Comacchio, F.; Bordin, A.; Di Pasquale Fiasca, V.M.; Bellemo, B.; Magnavita, P.; Fasanaro, E.; Poletto, E. Posterior Semicircular Canal Plugging Relieves Tumarkin’s Crisis in Ménière’s Disease Patients. Audiol. Res. 2024, 14, 432-441. https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres14030036
Comacchio F, Bordin A, Di Pasquale Fiasca VM, Bellemo B, Magnavita P, Fasanaro E, Poletto E. Posterior Semicircular Canal Plugging Relieves Tumarkin’s Crisis in Ménière’s Disease Patients. Audiology Research. 2024; 14(3):432-441. https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres14030036
Chicago/Turabian StyleComacchio, Francesco, Anna Bordin, Valerio Maria Di Pasquale Fiasca, Barbara Bellemo, Paola Magnavita, Elena Fasanaro, and Elisabetta Poletto. 2024. "Posterior Semicircular Canal Plugging Relieves Tumarkin’s Crisis in Ménière’s Disease Patients" Audiology Research 14, no. 3: 432-441. https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres14030036