1996 Volume 42 Issue 3 Pages 233-237
Over the past 30 years a chorda tympanectomy has proven to be effective in providing relief of vertigo symptoms in 80% of 415 Meniere's disease patients treated at our clinic who had otherwise failed to respond to any form of medical treatment.
1) these results were not inferior to other surgical approaches.
2) This type of surgery is a simple procedure which helps patients find relief from sensorineural impairment. Therefore this minor surgery should be the first treatment for Meniere's disease cases that prove difficult to cure using traditional methods. Even when symptoms occur again, both a vestibular nerve section and a labyrinthine destruction are available. This mechanism is therefore considered to be effective in correcting a local disturbance of automatic regulation.
