Three Cases of Meniereʼs Disease in the Elderly SuccessfullyTreated with Kampo Medicine

Tatsuya Ishige; Tetsuro Oikawa; Akino Wakasugi; Mariko Sekine; Hiroshi Odaguchi; Toshihiko Hanawa

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Three Cases of Meniereʼs Disease in the Elderly SuccessfullyTreated with Kampo Medicine

VernacularTitle:高齢者のメニエール病に対し漢方治療が有用であった3症例
Author: Tatsuya ISHIGE ¹ ; Tetsuro OIKAWA ² ; Akino WAKASUGI ¹ ; Mariko SEKINE ¹ ; Hiroshi ODAGUCHI ¹ ; Toshihiko HANAWA ¹
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1. Oriental Medicine Reserch Center, Kitasato University
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Asakadai Central Hospital
Keywords: Meniere's disease in the elderly; hachimijiogan; shimbuto
From:Kampo Medicine 2018;69(3):266-274
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We report three closely watched cases of intractable Meniere's disease in the elderly that were successfully treated with Kampo medicine. Case 1 is a 75-year-old female. At the time of the 4th Meniere's attack, we gave her western medicines such as isosorbide, but she had a significant hearing loss. Then, we administered hachimijiogan extract granules, and her hearing level improved and she had been free of Meniere's attack for 23 months. Case 2 is a 78-year-old male. We diagnosed as bilateral Meniere's disease and treated him with western medicines such as isosorbide. In September of year X, his hearing level in the left ear worsened despite the treatment, so we prescribed hachimijiogan extract granules. After the treatment, we found the patient's hearing improved and nystagmus decreased gradually. He has also been free of Meniere's attack for 9 months. Case 3 is a 70-year-old male. He had repeated episodes of vertigo in spite of the administration of western medicines. After we prescribed shimbuto extract granules, vertigo attack and nystagmus disappeared. He has been relieved from Meniere's attack for 8 months. These cases indicate that Kampo therapy is one of the useful therapeutic options for intractable Meniere's disease in the elderly.