Ultrasonic Irradiation of the Labyrinth: Some Experimental and Clinical Observations

Abstract

Animal experiments seem to have given plausible explanations for the favorable clinical results obtained in Meniere's case. Ultrasound reduces the function of both the neuro-epithelium and the secretory epithelium in the labyrinth. The effect of ultrasound on the bony walls of the labyrinth has been studied by means of labelling with tetracycline.