Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Meniere Disease

Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Meniere Disease: A Retrospective Study

Objective: To evaluate the effect of Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for the patients Meniere disease.

Methods: We enrolled 231 patients at Beijing TongRen Hospital. All treatments were self-administered by the patients at home after training at the hospital. Patients completed questionnaires at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. Video head impulse test (VHIT), the caloric test, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Pure Tone Audiometry, and visual scale of ear stuffiness to evaluate the therapeutic effects. A difference of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. Age >=18 and Age <=65. 2. Clinical diagnosis of meniere disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of depression, tumors, thyroid disease, diabetes, cardiac diseases.
2. History of Otorhinolaryngology surgery.
3. Pregnant or lactating women.