[Objective diagnostic possibility in the differentiation of idiopathic and secondary benign paroxysmal positional vertigo].

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common peripheral vestibular disorder. The most important symptom is vertigo, which is triggered by changes in head position and sometimes is accompanied by vegetative symptoms. Furthermore, etiology may be subcategorized into idiopathic and secondary (connected to other vestibular disorder, like Ménière's disease, vestibular neuritis, or vestibular migraine).

[Effect of the stapedius and tensor tympani muscles tenotomy on the quality of life of patients suffering from Ménière's disease].

Tenotomy of the tendon of the stapedius and tensor tympani (TT) muscles is a minimal-invasive surgical therapeutic procedure in Ménière's disease (MD). It has been assumed that the TT medializes the stapes into the oval window, resulting in changes in perilymphatic pressures of the inner ear. By cutting the tendons of both middle ear muscles, they affect the pressure dynamics by not augmenting this pressure even further.

[Typical characteristics of the symptoms of patients suffering from Ménière's disease and the multidisciplinary approach].

Ménière's disease (MD) is a disorder that affects the inner ear, characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss and vegetative symptoms. One of the main points of the management of the patients is the analysis of the vertigo diaries. To identify the typical characteristics of the symptoms and to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary approach.