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In Vivo Morphometric Analysis of Human Cranial Nerves Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Menière's Disease Ears and Normal Hearing Ears
Published on: February 21, 2018
[Significance of some otologic function tests in diagnosis of Meniere's disease]
Ziming Wu1, Suzhen Zhang, Na Zhou
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, General Hospital of Chinese PLA, The Otolaryngology Institute of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China. zimingwu@163.com
Objective:
To investigate the significance of vestibular function battery and electrocochleogram on diagnosis of Meniere's disease.
Method:
Patients with Meniere's disease were given pure tone hearing threshold test, auditory brainstem responses (ABR), electrocochleogram (ECoG), vestibular bithermal caloric test and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) test.
Result:
(1) As for the bithermal caloric test, the percentage of the abnormal canal paresis (CP) at three durations, i.e. , 0 to approximately 5 years, 6 to approximately 10 years and over 11 years were 56.9%, 75.9% and 61.6% respectively. The total positive rate was 50.0%. CP and duration of Meniere's disease had low correlation (P < 0.05). (2) The percentage of the abnormal VEMP at three durations, i.e., 0-5 years,6-10 years and over 11 years were 57.4%, 60% and 57.1% respectively. The total positive rate was 58.0%. The duration of Meniere 's disease with normal and abnormal VEMP had no significant difference( P >0.05). (3) The percentage of the abnormal ECoG at three durations, i.e., 0-5 years, 6-10 years and over 11 years were 72.1%, 73.3% and 81.3% (49/68,22/30 and 13/16) respectively. The total positive rate was 76.9%. The duration of Meniere's disease with normal and abnormal ECoG had no significant difference (P >0.05).
Conclusion:
Diagnosis of Meniere's disease is mainly based on the medical history. If it could combine with ECoG, bithermal caloric test and VEMP, the diagnosis would be earlier and more accurate.
