Infralabyrinthine vestibular neurectomy was performed in two patients with serious Meniere's disease. Postoperatively, they returned to walk with full relief of vertigo within 3 weeks and their tinnitus decreased more than half of the preoperative level. The hearing was preserved within 10dB loss in one case. Follow up at 8 months has shown no new problems. This procedure offers several distinct advantages: extracranial-the risks of intracranial surgery are avoided and the exposure enough laterally in the internal auditory canal allows for easy separation of cochlear and vestibular nerves.
