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ReviewEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2022

Consensus on intratympanic drug delivery for Menière's disease.

Shuna Li, Ilmari Pyykkö, Qing Zhang, Jun Yang, Maoli Duan

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Review in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Intratympanic corticosteroid injection for Ménière's disease: systematic review of randomized controlled trials.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  7. [Progress of tympanic administration with its application in the treatment of inner ear disease].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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  9. Role of prior intratympanic gentamicin and corticosteroids therapy on speech understanding in patients with Menière's disease after cochlear implantation.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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  11. Long-term efficacy of dexamethasone treatmentFrontiers in neurology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Shuna LiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0301-5809
Ilmari PyykköHearing and Balance Research Unit, Field of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
Qing ZhangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jun YangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. yangjun@xinhuamed.com.cn.
Maoli DuanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck, Audiology and Neurotology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. maoli.duan@ki.se.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CNDonghua University · CNKarolinska University Hospital · SETampere University · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIntratympanic (IT) drug delivery receives attention due to its effectivity in treatment for Menière's disease (MD). Due to the release of the consensuses and new evidence on IT drug delivery for MD have been published, the review with a view to supplementing the details of IT treatment of MD is indispensable.

methodsThe literatures on IT injection for MD treatment over the last two decades are retrieved, International consensus (ICON) on treatment of Menière's disease (2018), Clinical Practice Guideline (2020) and European Position statement on Diagnosis and Treatment of Meniere's Disease (2018) are taken into account for reference, and follow advice from experts from Europe, USA and China.

resultsExperts agree on the following: (1) The effectiveness of IT methylprednisolone (ITM) on vertigo control seems to be somewhat better than that of IT dexamethasone (ITD), and ITM can restore hearing in some cases. (2) Due to the ototoxicity of aminoglycosides, the application of intratympanic gentamicin (ITG) in MD patients with good hearing is conservative. However, some studies suggest that ITG with low doses has no significant effect on hearing, which needs to be further proved by clinical studies with high levels of evidence. (3) Currently, generally accepted treatment endpoint of ITG is no vertigo attack in a 12-month period or a vestibular loss in objective tests in the affected ear.

conclusionMore studies with high level of evidence are needed to evaluate the drug type, efficacy, and therapeutic endpoint of IT therapy for MD.

Indexed as

Meniere DiseaseAnti-Bacterial AgentsGentamicinsHumansInjection, IntratympanicTreatment OutcomeVertigoAnti-Bacterial AgentsGentamicinsAminoglycosideCorticosteroidDexamethasoneGentamicinIntratympanic treatmentMenière’s diseaseMethylprednisolone

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PMCPMC9249695
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