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Yanksgirl; New diagnosis! Cochlear Hydrops; Posted: Apr 07, 2008 ... Tagged As: cochlear hydrops, new meds ... Replying to: New diagnosis! Cochlear Hydrops...
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In an early case of cochlear hydrops, the symptoms of a mild pressure sensation or fullness in the involved ear may be mistaken for a blocked eustachian tube. More severe cases demonstrate a true sensori-neutral hearing loss that fluctuates.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/839917
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Endolymphatic hydrops by definition refers to increased hydraulic pressure within the inner ear's endolymphatic system. This pressure accumulation causes the following tetrad of symptoms: (1) fluctuating hearing loss (sometimes good or bad);
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1159069-overview
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other physicians consider cochlear hydrops to be a form of Meniere's disease. Some physicians believe that cochlear hydrops will always progress to Meniere's Disease with rotational vertigo; others don't.
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www.menieresinfo.com/symptoms.html
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Cross-section of a cochlea with endolympatic hydrops ... These flows may be directed toward the cochlear apex (when endolymph volume is reduced) or towards the cochlear base (when endolymph volume is increased). The conditions under which flows can be induced, and the role they play in volume regulation are presently...
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oto2.wustl.edu/cochlea/intro4.htm
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A procedure for diagnosing cochlear hydrops is based, in part, on an analysis of the patient's auditory brainstem response (ABR) to stimuli. The patient's ABR to a broadband click stimulus is recorded ... What is claimed is: 1. A procedure for diagnosing cochlear hydrops comprising: recording a patient's auditory...
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OBJECTIVE: To study the acute effects on hearing of intratympanic dexamethasone in patients with cochlear hydrops. ... CONCLUSIONS: Intratympanic administration of dexamethasone may acutely affect sensorineural hearing loss associated with endolymphatic hydrops. A prospective, controlled study is required.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/14603044
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BACKGROUND: Ménière's disease is defined as the idiopathic syndrome of endolymphatic (cochlear) hydrops, which is an abnormal increase in the volume of cochlear fluid (endolymph) in the inner ear. Accurate detection and diagnosis are important but difficult because of the lack of sufficiently sensitive tests.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16015174
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inner ear disorders, inner ear symptoms, caffeine and chocolate: Hi Kristof, Cochlear hydrops, also known as Endolymphatic hydrops (EH), is a buildup of the endolymph fluid in the inner ear. Symptoms usually are fullness in the ear, roaring type noise in the ear, fluctuating low frequency hearing loss and vertigo.
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