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Before treatment (left) and six weeks after treatment (right)

Before treatment (left) and six weeks after treatment (right)(1)

  • (1) Burcon M. (2008) Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. “Upper Cervical Protocol to Reduce Vertebral Subluxation in Ten Subjects with Meniere’s: A Case Series.” pp1-8. http://www.jvsr.com/abstracts/index.asp?id=361 http://burconchiropractic.com/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=626
  • (2) Long A, Xing M, Morgan K. (2009) The Internet Jounal of Otorhinolaryngology. “Exploring the Evidence Base for Acupuncture in the Treatment of Meniere’s Syndrome- A Systematic Review.” University of Leeds, UK. pp1-12.
  • (3) Weiser M, Strosser N, Klein P. (1998) Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. “Homeopathic versus conventional treatment of vertigo: A randomised double blind controlled clinical study.” pp879-885.
  • (4) Feijen R, Wit H, Albers F. (2005) Fifth International Symposium on Meniere’s Disease & Inner Ear Homeostasis Disorders. “Treatment of Meniere’s Disease with Intermittent Middle Ear Pressure.”  Los Angeles, CA. (Editor’s note: The Meniett device costs about $3,500.00, not including surgical implantation.)
  • (5) Garduno-Anaya M. (2007) 26th Politzer Society Meeting. “Dexamethasone Inner Ear Perfusion by Intratympanic Injection vs Oral Prednisone in Unilateral Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss:  A Two Year Prospective, Randomized Trial. ” Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. (Editor’s note: Effectiveness of orally taken steriods versus steriods injected into the middle ear is currentlybeing actively debated at most Meniere conferences.)
  • (6) Smith W, Sankar V, Pfleiderer A. (2005) Laryngol Otol. “A National Survey amongst UK Otolaryngologists reguarding the Treatment of Meniere’s disease. pp 102-5.
  • (7) Luetje M, Clarence M. (1988) Am J Otology. “A Critical Comparison of Results of Endolymphatic Subarachnoid Shunt and Endolymphatic Sac Incision Operations.” (Editors note: The most contoversial study on Meniere’s disease was done in Denmark in 1981. In this double blind study, one half of the patients got shunt surgery, but half were only told that they got surgery. These patients have been followed ever since the study. Both in the short and long term, both groups improved equally as well! The only theory as to why the group  that got no surgery at all is that the lasting effects of the anesthetic depressed their vestibular system enough to lower inner ear pressure.)
  • (8) Soderman A. (2001) Otol Neurotol. “Patinet’s subjective evaluations of quality of life related to disease-specific symtoms, sense of coherence and treatment in Meniere’s disease.” pp526-533. (Editors note: There is a significant difference between the side effects of low dose and high dose Gentamicin ear injections! Although low dose is almost as effective as high dose, many general practioners and even ENTs that are not keeping up with literature are still using high dose. Side effects include deafness and nystagmus.)
  • (9,10) Eisenmen D, Speers R, Telian S. (2001) Otol Neurotol. “Labyrinthectomy versus neurectomy: long-term physiologic and clinical otcomes.” pp539-548.
  • Editor Michael T. Burcon, B.Ph.,D.C was the only doctor that presented at the last four major seminars dedicated to Meniere’s disease research:

    • 2008 13th International Symposium and Workshops on Inner Ear Medicine and Surgery, The Prosper Meniere Society, Austria.
    2007 26th Politzer Society Meeting, Cleveland Clinic.
    2006 12th International Symposium and Workshops on Inner Ear Medicine and Surgery, The 25th Anniversary of the Prosper Meniere Society, Austria.
    2005 Fifth International Symposium on Meniere’s Disease & Inner Ear Homeostasis Disorders, Los Angeles, CA.

    • The Meniere’s Research Organization will be hosting it’s first annual Meniere’s Disease Lyceum in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday, June 26, 2010. It will be the first Meniere’s Symposium to invite both doctors and patients alike to participate in the sharing of the latest scientific findings on Meniere’s disease and Trigeminal neuralgia, both in traditional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine.  Registration fee is $200 for doctors, $50 for patients and $25 for guests and students.

    Meniere’s disease and Trigeminal neuralgia abstracts should be submitted before April 26, 2010. Abstracts should be 500 to 1,000 words and should be submitted electronically to DrBurcon@yahoo.com, along with a current vita showing educational and other scholarly accomplishments. Also include your name, address, phone and fax numbers and email address with each submission. (Since the symposium is for both Meniere’s disease patients and Trigeminal neuralgia patients and their health care givers, both traditional and alternative, a broad range of MD and TN topics will be considered. Presenters will receive complimentary registration to the event.)

    Each double-spaced detailed abstract should include: Title, introduction, discussion, conclusion and references.
    Introduction – Describes the objective of the presentation.
    Discussion – Interprets findings of the research and compares with findings of similar papers. Strengths and weaknesses of your work should also be discussed. This section should also include methods and results.
    Conclusion – Draws conclusions based on the study’s findings and establishes new ground for further research.
    Reference – Citations from appropriate literature sources that relate to the study.