Effect of the stapedius and tensor tympani muscles tenotomy on the quality of life of patients suffering from Ménière's disease

Introduction: Tenotomy of the tendon of the stapedius and tensor tympani (TT) muscles is a minimal-invasive surgical therapeutic procedure in Ménière's disease (MD). It has been assumed that the TT medializes the stapes into the oval window, resulting in changes in perilymphatic pressures of the inner ear. By cutting the tendons of both middle ear muscles, they affect the pressure dynamics by not augmenting this pressure even further. Aim: The immediate and long-term investigation of the effect of middle ear muscle tenotomy on the quality of life of patients suffering from Ménière's disease, measured by the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). Method: A follow-up study of 22 patients with definite, unilateral Ménière's disease had undergone tenotomy under general or local anesthesia through an endaural approach. Pre- and postoperative DHI values were compared for all patients. Statistical analysis: The statistical analysis was completed by using the IBM SPSS V24 software. Since the parameters did not show normal distribution, non-parametric test (Mann-Whitney U test) was used. The significance level was specified as p<0.05. Results: A statistically significant reduction of DHI scores was noted in all patients. The tinnitus significantly reduced and all of the patients mentioned improved symptoms of MD. Conclusion: Although the follow-up period is short, and the pathomechanism (decrease of stapes medialization in the oval window) is not exactly clear, tenotomy seems to be a successful promising surgical treatment method with a high reduction of dizziness handicap score in conservative therapy-resistant Ménière's disease. Orv Hetil. 2020; 161(5): 177-182.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:161

Enthalten in:

Orvosi hetilap - 161(2020), 5 vom: 07. Feb., Seite 177-182

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

A musculus tensor tympani és a musculus stapedius ín átvágásának hatása a Ménière-betegségben szenvedők életminőségére

Beteiligte Personen:

Szirmai, Ágnes [VerfasserIn]
Maihoub, Stefani [VerfasserIn]
Molnár, András [VerfasserIn]
Fent, Zoltán [VerfasserIn]
Tamás, László [VerfasserIn]
Polony, Gábor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

életminőség
Journal Article
Ménière’s disease
Ménière-betegség
Quality of life
Tenotomia
Tenotomy
Vertigo

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Date Completed 28.01.2020

Date Revised 22.08.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1556/650.2020.31634

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM305813234