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Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter 1993


GRANT WILL CREATE
ORGAN REGISTRY
FOR EAR RESEARCH

The National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders of the
National Institutes of Health has
awarded a three-year contract to the
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
and the Deafness Research Foundation
(DRF) to establish a registry for all of
the temporal bone collections in the U.S.
The collections and the registry will
provide a resource for scientific research
into hearing and balance disorders.

The human temporal bone is that part of
the skull containing the structures of
hearing and balance, the middle and
inner ear. Researchers have always been
faced with a major problem in studying
these structures. The temporal bone,
because of its inaccessible location,
cannot be examined during life. It is only
after death, when the bones are
harvested in a way similar to other organ
donor programs, that scientists can
examine the human hearing and balance
systems, a DRF news release said.

In 1960, the DRF established the
National Temporal Bone Banks program
to identify people with ear disorders who
would pledge their temporal bones at
death to scientific research. During the
past 30 years, nearly 6,000 pledges of
temporal bones have been made. With
the registry project, the DRF will
continue to serve as the clearinghouse
for all public information on temporal
bone donations and enroll individuals
who wish to bequeath their temporal
bones to science.

To learn how you can pledge your
temporal bones to research, call The
Deafness Research Foundation at (800)
535-DEAF.


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IDENTIFICATION
BRACELETS

VEDA is often asked where people can
get medical identification bracelets. Here
is the name and address of a company
that will make them to your
specifications: MedicAlert, Turlock, CA
95381-1009. You can call them for
details at 1-800-ID-ALERT.


NEWS AND
REVIEWS

By Susan L. Engel-Arieli, M.D.

The following are summaries of articles
that appeared in recent medical and
professional journals:

1. Dizziness Difficult to Diagnose -- Dizzy
spells rarely signal a life-threatening
illness but are common. Dr. K. Kroenke of
the Walter Reed Army Medical Center,
conducted a study of 185 middle-aged and
elderly patients with dizziness. He found
that about 50 percent of the cases
involved the inner ear. Some people have
dizziness with no physical cause, he says;
if so, depression, anxiety, or panic disorder
must be considered. See Faivelson, S.,
"Dizziness Common But Diagnosis Hard
to Pin Down," Medical Tribune, 33(24),
Dec. 24, 1992, p. 2.

2. Vertigo Treatment -- Dr. Fries, of the
University of Vermont College of
Medicine, was recently interviewed. He
describes ways that doctors can choose
treatments for vertigo patients. He treats
most acute vertigo attacks with meclizine
or scopolamine. Low-dose Haldol can be
an effective drug of second or third choice
for mild to moderate vertigo, he says. Dr.
Fries suggests relaxation, positioning, and
the use of a cervical collar for positional
vertigo that lasts more than a few weeks.
In patients who have failed at conservative
measures for more than six months,
sectioning of the nerve should be
considered, he says. See Sherman, C.,
"Simple Office Maneuvers Help Guide
Vertigo Treatment," Internal Medicine
News and Cardiology News, Oct. 15, 1992,
p. 45.

3. Balance Training May Decrease Falls in
the Elderly -- According to Connecticut
researchers, exercise and balance training
can help elderly people reduce their
tendency to fall by 50 percent. Dr. Leslie
Wolfson, one of the researchers, says
about one third of older people fall each
year, with one in 20 falls resulting in
serious injury. His three-year study found
that the elderly got better at maintaining
their balance the longer they were tested.
In a second study, 108 patients aged 70
and older, all in good health, were trained
for three months with weights and
exercises. After three months, the people
came close to losing their balance only
half as often as before the study. See
Faivelson, S., "Balance Training Might
Help Reduce the Number of Serious Falls
. . . ," Medical Tribune, 33(24), Dec. 24,
1992, p. 2.

4. Band Eases Morning Sickness -- In an
Italian study, 60 women in the first
trimester of pregnancy wore an
acupressure band or a placebo band. Sixty
percent of the women who wore the
acupressure bands reported feeling less
nauseous than the women wearing placebo
bands. See "Band Said to Ease Morning
Sickness," Medical Tribune, 33(24), Dec.
24, 1992, p. 4.

5. Labyrinthotomy with Streptomycin
Infusion -- Researchers from the Henry
Ford Hospital in Detroit reported early
results from 47 patients who had
labyrinthotomies with streptomycin
infusion (LSI). Sixty eight percent of
patients had worse hearing after surgery;
severe hearing loss was experienced by 57
percent. Seventeen percent had persistent
vertigo, which required a second
procedure. The researchers concluded that
early results indicate LSI is associated with
a significant postoperative hearing loss.
Four of 13 co-investigator surgeons have
stopped using LSI; one considers his
results satisfactory, and the remainder
recommend LSI use only in selected cases.
See Monsell, E.M., et al., "Labyrinthotomy
with Streptomycin Infusion," American
Journal of Otology, 13(5), Sept. 13, 1992,
pp. 416-425.

6. Traumatic Perilymph Fistula --
Physicians in Tennessee recently reported
on 68 patients they had seen over 18 years
for perilymph fistulas (PLF). Thirteen
percent had a fistula identified at surgery.
The most common cause was head
trauma, and most patients had persistent
symptoms lasting months. Eighty three
percent had sudden or fluctuating hearing
loss; 77 percent had vertigo, and 61
percent had tinnitus. Vertigo was the most
commonly improved symptom
postoperatively, and only 25 percent had
improved hearing. See Glasscock, M.E., et
al., "Traumatic Perilymphatic Fistulas. . . ,"
American Journal of Otology, 13(4), July
1992, pp. 333-338.

7. Possible Virus Particles in Meniere's
Patients? -- Four patients with Meniere's
disease underwent vestibular nerve
section, and their endolymphatic duct and
vestibular cells were later studied via
transmission electron microscopy.
Although no virus particles were
identified, numerous cell components and
artifacts were found that mimic viruses.
Further study is deemed necessary. See
Wackym, P.A., et al., "Differential
Diagnosis of Virus-Like Particles,"
American Journal of Otology, 13(5),
September 1992, pp. 431-437.

8. Meniere's Disease in Both Ears --
Researchers at Cambridge, England, state
that it is well-established that patients with
unilateral (one-sided) Meniere's disease
have a high likelihood of eventually
developing the disease in both ears. Using
electrocochleography (ECOG) to detect
endolymphatic hydrops, researchers found
that of 40 patients who had unilateral
Meniere's 35 percent had bilateral
endolymphatic hydrops. These results
could have profound implications for
management of Meniere's disease. See
Moffat, D.A., et al., "Bilateral ECOG
Findings in Unilateral Meniere's Disease,"
Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery,
107(3), September 1992, pp. 370-373.

9. Meniere's Disease -- Is It Immune
Mediated? -- Recent clinical research
suggests that one cause of Meniere's
disease may be immune-mediated damage
to the inner ear. The diagnosis of
autoimmune Meniere's syndrome is largely
based on history, response to steroids,
and/or lab tests. Circulating immune
complexes (CIC) were tested in 30
patients with Meniere's disease and 20
control patients. Patients with Meniere's
disease had elevated CIC compared to the
control group. This suggests that CIC may
be involved in the pathogenesis of
Meniere's disease either as a direct cause
of damage or as a by-product of an
underlying autoimmune abnormality. They
suggest therapeutic implications may
include the use of plasmapheresis (a
process involving removal of whole blood
from the body, separation of its cellular
elements, and reinfusion of these elements
in a plasma substitute). See Derebery,
M.J., et al., "Meniere's Disease. . . ,"
Laryngoscope, 101(3), March 1991, pp.
225-229.

10. Tinnitus -- Tinnitus may caused by a
number of things; therefore, a thorough
ear-nose-throat diagnosis is necessary to
find the cause. Therapies for tinnitus are,
at best, problematic. The most common
type of tinnitus is said to be cochlear-
synaptic. Researchers at the University of
Vienna have found some new possibilities
for treating tinnitus with drugs.
Intravenous application of a compound,
GDEE, reduced tinnitus in 77.2 percent of
the patients studied. See Denk, D.M., et
al., "Tinnitus. . .," Wiener Medezinische
Wochenschrift, 142(11-12), 1992, pp. 259-
262.

11. Toxic Exposure and Dizziness -- A
recent article described shipyard workers
becoming ill with nausea and dizziness
after several days of exposure to benzene
and petroleum products during removal of
gas from shipboard fuel tanks. See
Midzenski, M.A., et al., "Acute High Dose
Exposure to Benzene. . .," American
Journal of Industrial Medicine, 22(4), pp.
553-565.

Another article, from Israel, describes the
effects of organophosphate-containing
pesticides in selected people including
pilots, ground crews, field workers, people
living in kibbutzim, and residents of
homes treated by pest exterminators. In all
groups, evidence of exposure illness was
seen. Complaints included dizziness,
headache, fatigue, nausea, breathing
problems, etc. The researchers suggested
decreasing the use of pesticides in general
and organophosphates in particular. See
Richter, E.D., et al., "Health Effects from
Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides,"
Israel Journal of Medical Sciences, 28(8-9),
August-September 1992, pp. 584-598.

Finally, another medical article from Israel
described workers in nickel-cadmium and
other battery factories becoming ill with
headaches, dizziness, skin eruptions,
nosebleeds, wheezing, sterility, multiple
abortions, etc. Those who worked more
than 10 years had more symptoms than
shorter-term workers. The authors identify
a need for safety precautions and stricter
rules on dumping. See Bar-Sela, S., et al.,
"Medical Findings in Nickel Cadmium
Battery Workers," Israel Journal of Medical
Sciences, 28(8-9), August-September 1992,
pp. 578-583.

Here are summaries of articles appearing
in non-technical publications:

1. Most Dizziness Just Goes Away -- The
Uniformed Services University in
Washington, D.C., says that dizziness often
goes away on its own, is generally
treatable, and is not life-threatening. See
Kotulak, Ron. "Most Dizziness Just Goes
Away," Chicago Tribune, Section 5, Dec.
13, 1992, p. 4. (Author's note: Although
this is true, it is of little comfort to many
people who have chronic and debilitating
vertigo.)

2. Easing Morning Sickness and Nausea --
A recent article on acupressure suggests
the following technique to lessen morning
sickness and nausea. Place the fingertip or
thumb on the inside of the wrist, two
thumb-widths up from the wristfold, in the
midline between the two tendons. Press
firmly in a circular motion, or press with
the thumbnail. See Natural Health,
November-December 1992, p. 40.
(Author's note: This is the same idea as
that behind the acupressure band. See
"Band Eases Morning Sickness" in the
preceding section.)

3. A Terrible Din -- D. Vaughan has
written an excellent article, meant for the
public, on tinnitus. It discusses the many
causes of tinnitus, such as medications,
allergies, Meniere's disease, acoustic
neuroma, hypotension, heart disorders,
anemia, etc. It talks about the use of
hearing aids, maskers, and background
noise as treatments. Tinnitus patients
should get plenty of sleep and avoid
overexertion and stress. Hypnosis or
biofeedback can be helpful. Recent studies
suggest that a drug, lidocaine, can produce
relief in certain cases. See Vaughan, D.,
"The Terrible Din Within," Your Health,
Oct. 20, 1992, p. 13.

4. New Procedure for Diagnosing Middle
Ear Disorders -- A new procedure for
diagnosing middle ear disorders has been
developed at the Lahey Clinic in
Massachusetts, according to a recent issue
of National Enquirer. The technique allows
a doctor to view the middle ear with a tiny
"telescope" and look for leaks, tumors,
infections, or other causes of dizziness.
Researchers suggest that the device should
be available within the next two years, and
thousands of patients could be spared the
pain, cost, and time of surgery.

Author's Note: Please note that neither Dr.
Engel-Arieli or VEDA can recommend or
be responsible for an individual's reaction
to a particular treatment. These reviews
are not intended as a substitute for
professional health care by your own
physician.

THE A.D.A. AND
VESTIBULAR
DISORDERS

The Americans with Disabilities Act
(A.D.A.) of 1990 includes protection for
people with substantial functional
disabilities, such as those sometimes
caused by vestibular disorders. The A.D.A.
is the most recent of five Federal laws that
protect people from discrimination in
employment, public services, public
transportation, public accommodations,
and telecommunications. Its provisions are
being phased in over several years; many
are already in place.

In the A.D.A., "disability" has a functional
rather than a medical definition. To be
protected from job discrimination under
the A.D.A., you must have, have a record
of, or be regarded as having a substantial,
as opposed to a minor impairment. A
substantial impairment is one that
significantly limits or restricts a major life
activity such as hearing, seeing, speaking,
walking, breathing, performing manual
tasks, caring for oneself, learning, or
working. Vestibular disorders can cause
substantial difficulties in hearing, seeing,
walking, learning, performing manual
tasks, and working.

To be protected by the A.D.A. from job
discrimination, you must also be qualified
to perform the essential functions of the
job, with or without reasonable
accommodation. You must not have a
contagious disease that is a direct threat
to others, and you must not use illegal
drugs or abuse alcohol. The new law
applies to all employers with 25 or more
employees now and will apply to all
employers with 15 or more employees
after July 26, 1994.

The complete A.D.A. is too complicated
to fully explain here, but The Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission of
the United States can provide much more
information. The commission publishes a
booklet, "The Americans with Disabilities
Act: Your Employment Rights as an
Individual with a Disability." You can
request a free copy by writing or calling:

Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
1801 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20507
[phone] (voice)
[phone] (TDD)
[phone] (TDD for 202 area code).

This booklet also includes places to write
or call for specific information about
A.D.A. requirements affecting public
accommodations and state and local
government services, accessible design in
new construction and alterations,
transportation, and telecommunications.

Also, Self Help for Hard of Hearing
People, Inc. (SHHH) sells a 23-minute
video, "HEAR'S to the ADA," to teach
people with hearing loss about the types
of communication accommodations they
can expect under the provisions of the
ADA. The cost is $35 to SHHH members
and $40 to non-SHHH members plus $2
postage and handling. Send payment and
orders to "HEAR'S to the ADA," SHHH
Publications, 7800 Wisconsin Ave.,
Bethesda, MD 20814.

SHHH NAMES
NEW DIRECTOR

Donna L. Sorkin of McLean, Va., has
been named executive director of Self
Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.
SHHH is the nation's largest consumer
organization for hard of hearing people.
She will officially assume the title and
duties of her new position on June 15,
1993, said a news release.

Ms. Sorkin is a Harvard graduate, owns a
consulting firm, and is writing a book on
adult hearing loss, with which she has
personal experience. She will replace the
current SHHH director, Howard E.
"Rocky" Stone, who founded SHHH in
1979.

SHHH is a nonprofit, educational
organization. For information on
membership and publications, write
SHHH, 7800 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda,
MD 20814.



THANK YOU

We thank all of
the following for
their contributions
to VEDA through
Jan. 6:


Patrons: Howard Underwood, Englewood, Fla.

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NIDCD
CLEARINGHOUSE
ADDS 800 LINE

The information clearinghouse for the
National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders (NIDCD) has
added an 800 telephone number for both
voice and TDD/TT (for the hearing
impaired).

The clearinghouse helps health
professionals, patients, people in industry,
and the public find information about
balance, hearing, smell, taste, voice,
speech, and language.

To speak with an information specialist at
the clearinghouse, call Monday through
Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
time at 1-800-241-1044 (voice) or 1-800-
241-1055 (TDD/TT). You may also write
to NIDCD Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 37777,
Washington, DC 20013-7777.

    _________________________

NEW MATERIALS

VEDA recently added the following items:

N-1: News and Reviews, 1991, four sets of
reviews of articles on vestibular disorders.
The reviews, by Dr. Susan Engel-Arieli,
first appeared in On the Level.

N-2: News and Reviews, 1992.

F-17: The Vestibular System, definitions of
terms related to vestibular disorders. For
example, "oval window" is defined as "oval-
shaped opening into the inner ear. The
footplate of the stapes fits into the oval
window."

F-18: Dizziness and Motion Sickness,"
reprint of a leaflet from the American
Academy of Otolaryngology.

These documents are free to members. To
order, please send a self-addressed return
envelope with your request, and enclose a
29-cent stamp for each item ordered.

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LETTERS, PUBLICITY

Sometimes VEDA is mentioned in letters
to the editors of various publications. This
is helpful in getting the word out about
vestibular disorders. For example, a letter
by Michael Smith of Woodburn, Oregon,
appeared in a recent issue of The Elks
Magazine, as follows:

"I would like to thank you for the article
on dizziness that ran in the November
issue of The Elks Magazine. I am at home
recovering from my second ear surgery.
This surgery is an attempt to correct the
dizziness and vertigo that I have been
suffering from for over a year. I think that
all members of the Elks should know that
there is an international support and
information group: Vestibular Disorders
Association (VEDA), P.O. Box 4467,
Portland, OR 97208-4467."

Any similar letters you might write to
newspapers, magazines, or other media
would be greatly appreciated.