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Argon laser irradiation of the semicircular canal in two patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Yasuya Nomura
Yasuya Nomura
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Abstract

The results of long-term follow-up after surgical treatment of two patients with intractable benign paroxysmal positional vertigo are reported. Argon laser irradiation of the blue-lined posterior and lateral semicircular canals in one patient, and of only the posterior canal in the other was performed seven and six years ago, respectively. Argon laser irradiation was carried out 10 times in succession three mm along the canal to occlude it. The power applied each time was 1.5.W on the dial of the laser device for 0.5.sec. Relief of vertigo was noted on the second post-irradiation day. There has been no recurrence of vertigo in these patients.

Keywords

Semicircular CanalsVertigoLasersTreatment Outcome
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 723 - 725
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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