Meniere's Disease in the Elderly

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1041-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Vibert ◽  
Marco Caversaccio ◽  
Rudolf Häusler
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Meniere’S Disease ◽  
Menière’S Disease ◽  
Meniere's Disease ◽  
Ménière’S Disease ◽  
Menière's Disease ◽  
Ménière's Disease

scholarly journals Does Ménière's Disease in the Elderly Present Some Peculiar Features?

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Teggi ◽  
A. Meli ◽  
M. Trimarchi ◽  
F. LiraLuce ◽  
M. Bussi
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Meniere’S Disease ◽  
Menière’S Disease ◽  
Meniere's Disease ◽  
Ménière’S Disease ◽  
Menière's Disease ◽  
Predisposing Factor ◽  
Lifetime History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Ménière's Disease

Object. Aim of our study was to establish some peculiar features of Ménière's Disease (MD) in a group of elderly MD patients, in which the first vertigo spell happened when over 65 years old.Material and Methods. We analyzed a group of 73 younger than 65-years-old and a group of 30 elderly MD patients. All patients underwent a neurotological evaluation, an anamnestic evaluation including a lifetime history of migraine, and blood withdrawal for autoantibody screening.Results. Some differences were found between elderly and younger MD patients. Elderly MD patients presented a higher prevalence of Tumarkin attacks and a lower prevalence of lifetime history of migraine; moreover, they presented a faster develop of hearing loss and vertigo spells than a subgroup of 32 younger patients matched for the duration of illness.Conclusions. Some clinical features of MD in elderly have been pointed out. Particularly, the lower rate of migrainous history and positivity for autoantibodies often associated with MD, in our opinion, support the hypothesis of a vascular disorder acting as a predisposing factor for MD in elderly.

The Treatment of Acoustic Neuroma and Meniere's Disease in the Same Patient

1987 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan B. McDaniel ◽  
Herbert Silverstein
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Neuroma ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Meniere’S Disease ◽  
Menière’S Disease ◽  
Meniere's Disease ◽  
Ménière’S Disease ◽  
Menière's Disease ◽  
Acoustic Neuromas ◽  
Ménière's Disease

Although total excision is accepted as the standard of care in the treatment of acoustic neuromas, for the elderly patient this approach is modified. Small tumors which cause only eighth nerve symptoms of hearing loss and tinnitus can be followed radiologically while larger tumors with brain stem compression may be subtotally excised through the translabyrinthine route. Our standard treatment for Meniere's disease—that is re-factory to medical management—has been vestibular nerve section through a retro-labyrinthine approach. In the event of bilateral Meniere's disease or Meniere's disease in an only hearing ear, treatment with low-dose intramuscular injections of streptomycin sulfate is preferred. Two elderly patients are discussed, each of whom has an acoustic neuroma in one ear and Meniere's disease in the other. These patients' histories, diagnostic evaluations, treatment rationale, and follow-up data are presented to illustrate the decision-making process and the management of complicated and unusual cases.

scholarly journals Meniere's disease in the elderly in Japan

2008 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 500-505
Author(s):  
Fumiyuki Goto ◽  
Haruna Yabe ◽  
Takanobu Kunihiro ◽  
Kaoru Ogawa
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Meniere’S Disease ◽  
Menière’S Disease ◽  
Meniere's Disease ◽  
Ménière’S Disease ◽  
Menière's Disease ◽  
Ménière's Disease

Cochleosacculotomy for the treatment of meniere's disease in the elderly patient

1995 ◽  
Vol 105 (9) ◽  
pp. 934-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Kinney ◽  
Nancy Nalepa ◽  
Gordon B. Hughes ◽  
Sam E. Kinney
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patient ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Meniere’S Disease ◽  
Menière’S Disease ◽  
Meniere's Disease ◽  
Ménière’S Disease ◽  
Menière's Disease ◽  
Ménière's Disease
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