Dizziness spells Vertigo spells
Conditions
Interventions
A tympanic tube will be inserted in all subject under lokal anesthesia. Two
weeks after insertion of the tympanic tube treatment will start. After
randomisation half of the patients will start the t
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: defenite Menière acoording to the AAO-HNS: two or more vertigo spells >20 minutes audiometrically documented hearing loss at at least one occasion Tinnitus or aural fullness in the treated ear Other auses excluded 2. Instable Menière*s disease: at least 3 vertigo spells en/or fluctuating hearing loss in the three months prior to inclusion
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: controlateral pathology of the ear ipsilateral pathology of the middle ear chirurgic treatment for Menière*s disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| frequency of the vertigo spells | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| duration of vertigo spells functionality level scale Dizziness Handicap Inventory Hearing thresholds | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed