Roentgenlogic Study of Meniere's Disease

Abstract

Temporal bones of patients with Meniere's disease were examined using roentgenography. Materials were obtained from 54 patients with unilateral meniere's disease and 14 patients with bilateral Meniere's disease.In cases of unilateral Meniere's disease, the pneumatization of temporal bones of the diseased ear was more extensive than that of the healthy ear. In bilateral Meniere's disease, either a sparse or a total lack of the pneumatization in each side was observed in almost all cases. Using Schuller's method, the distance from sigmoid sinus to labyrinth capsule of the temporal bone was measured in all cases. In cases of unilateral Meniere's disease, the distance in the diseased ear was shorter than that in the healthy ear. In bilateral cases distances on both sides were short.Using Stenvers method, the diameter of the internal auditory canal of cases was measured in cases of unilateral Meniere's disease. The diameter of the diseased ear and healthy ear was almost the same in most cases.