Low dose transtympanic gentamicin treatment for intractable Meniere's disease: A prospective study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 327-334

  Kasemsuwan, Lalida ^a   Jariengprasert, Chanchai ^a   Ruencharopen, Suwimol ^a   Orathai, Pisamai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Functional level scale; Meniere's disease; Pure tone threshold average; Tinnitus; Transtympanic gentamicin; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEARING ACUITY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MENIERE DISEASE; RATING SCALE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTIGO;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; MENIERE'S DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; VERTIGO;

EID: 33847765013     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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