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EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
Volume 280, Issue 4, Pages 2051-2055Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-022-07770-4
Keywords
Meniere's disease; Magnetic resonance imaging; Endolymphatic hydrops; Pure-tone audiometry
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This study aimed to assess whether hearing improvement in patients with definite MD could be predicted using inner ear contrast magnetic resonance imaging (IEC-MRI) and pure-tone audiometry (PTA) at disease attack. The results showed that estimating hearing improvement using IEC-MRI was not possible, but PTA had the potential to predict hearing improvement at disease attack.
Purpose Meniere's disease (MD) is characterized by combined cochlear and vestibular symptoms. However, its underlying cause remains unclear, with low-to-mid-tone hearing impairment being predominantly reported. Moreover, predicting hearing improvement after disease onset is not possible. This study aimed to assess whether hearing improvement in patients with definite MD (DMD) could be predicted using inner ear contrast magnetic resonance imaging (IEC-MRI) and pure-tone audiometry (PTA) at disease attack. Materials and methods Between April 2020 and March 2022, seven outpatients with DMD were enrolled based on the Barany Society DMD criteria. The patients were divided into two groups: low-tone hearing loss (LTL) group and low-to-mid-tone hearing loss (LMTL) group. Hearing improvement rates as well as the possible inter-relation between endolymphatic hydrops and hearing improvement were evaluated. Results Endolymphatic hydrops was found in two of four LTL cases. One of three LMTL cases had prominent lymphedema. All patients with LTL but only one patient with LMTL had hearing improvement. Endolymphatic hydrops was not found to be correlated with hearing improvement. Conclusions Estimating hearing improvement in patients with DMD using IEC-MRI was not possible. However, PTA showed better hearing prognosis in LTL than in LMTL. Therefore, estimating hearing improvement using PTA was possible at disease attack.
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