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OTONEUROLOGY

Intermittent pressure therapy of intractable Meniere's disease and delayed endolymphatic hydrops using the transtympanic membrane massage device: a preliminary report

Yukio WatanabeDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Hideo ShojakuDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Toyama, Toyama, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Makiko JunichoDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Masatsugu AsaiDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Michiro FujisakaDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Hiromasa TakakuraDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Masahito TsubotaDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Satsuki YasumuraDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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Pages 1178-1186 | Received 09 May 2011, Accepted 16 Jun 2011, Published online: 15 Aug 2011

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