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  • Title: Intratympanic gentamicin therapy for control of vertigo in unilateral Menire's disease: a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
    Author: Postema RJ, Kingma CM, Wit HP, Albers FW, Van Der Laan BF.
    Journal: Acta Otolaryngol; 2008 Aug; 128(8):876-80. PubMed ID: 18607963.
    Abstract:
    CONCLUSIONS: Intratympanic application of gentamicin is a relatively safe and efficient treatment for the reduction of complaints of vertigo attacks associated with Menière's disease. The treatment also reduces the severity of the perceived aural fullness. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of intratympanic gentamicin treatment in patients with unilateral Menière's disease. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: In a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial subjects scored vertigo complaints, aural fullness and tinnitus, before, during and up to 1 year after treatment. Hearing loss was monitored with pure tone audiometry. RESULTS: Gentamicin treatment resulted in a significant reduction of the score for vertigo complaints and the score for perceived aural fullness. A small increase in hearing loss (average 8 dB) was measured in the gentamicin group.
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