Developments in Research and Technology: The Menniett Device:
New Treatment for Meniere's DiseaseBy Ross, Mark; Hearing Loss
Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 33-34 Publication Date:
March/April 2003 Article describing the Meniett Low-Pressure
Pulse Generator, which is used to treat Meniere’s disease.
Meniere’s disease is characterized by sudden attacks of
dizziness, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, a sensation of
fullness in one ear, tinnitus, hearing loss, and difficulty in
speech discrimination. The Meniett device delivers a controlled
series of low-pressure air pulses to the round window membrane
leading to cochlea. The energy of the pressure pulses on the
round window displaces the inner ear fluids, which leads to an
increased flow of fluid within the entire endolymphatic system.
This action, in theory, reduces the effects of Meniere’s
disease. Published by: Hearing Loss Association of America
(formerly Self Help for Hard of Hearing People)
(Website:http://www.hearingloss.org)