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Table 1. Characteristics of the Included Studies.

Study Title

Author (Year)

Country

Patients, n Study Type

Diagnostic Criteria

Norell and Stahle (1962) 18 Sweden

57 RCS

Internal/independent criteria

‘‘Treatment of Meniere’s Disease with Hydrochlorothiazide’’

Varga et al (1966) 22

‘‘Experiences with Acetazolamid Therapy Applied in Our Clinic to Patients Suffering from Me´nie`re’s Disease for More Than 8 Years’’

Hungary

60 RCS

Internal/independent criteria

‘‘Menie´re’s Disease and Hydrochlorothiazide

Klockhoff and Lindblom (1967) 8

Sweden

30 RCTwith placebo Internal/independent criteria

(Dichlotride ): A Critical Analysis of Symptoms and Therapeutic Effects’’

‘‘Diuretic Treatment of Meniere Disease: Long-Term Results with Chlorthalidone’’

Klockhoff

Sweden

34 RCS

Not reported

et al (1974) 16

Petermann et al (1982) 10

‘‘Long-term Therapy of Meniere’s Disease:

Germany

32 RCT, no placebo

Internal/independent criteria

Comparison of the Effects of Betahistine Dihydrochloride and Hydrochlorothiazide’’ ‘‘Treatment of Meniere’s Disease with Isosorbide’’ ‘‘Menie`re’s Disease and Isosorbide as an Oral Hyperosmotic Agent’’ ‘‘Oral Acetazolamide in Meniere’s Disease’’ ‘‘Use of a Diuretic (Dyazide ) in the Treatment of Me´niere’s Disease’’ ‘‘Long-term Effect of Acetazolamide and Chlorthalidone on the Hearing Loss of Meniere’s Disease’’ ‘‘Evaluation of a Three-Stage Management Program for Meniere’s Disease’’ ‘‘Diuretic and Diet Effect on Meniere’s Disease Evaluated by ‘‘Effects of Isosorbide in Patients with Meniere’s Disease’’ ‘‘Effect of Isosorbide on Hearing Loss due to Endolymphatic Hydrops’’ ‘‘Efficacy of Long-term Administration of Isosorbide for Meniere’s Disease’’ the 1985 Committee on Hearing and Equilibrium Guidelines’’

Kitahara et al (1982) 9

Japan

102 RCTwith controls

Internal/independent criteria

Yamazaki et al (1982) 23

Japan

21 RCS

Japan Society for Equilibrium Research for Me´nie`re’s disease

Brookes and

England

14 RCS

1972 AAOO Me´nie`re’s guidelines Internal/independent criteria

Booth (1984) 12 van Deelen and Huizing (1986) 11

Netherlands

33 RCTwith placebo

Corvera and Corvera (1989) 24

Mexico

192 Case-control

Internal/independent criteria

Raivio et al (1989) 20

Sweden

104 RCS

1972 AAOO Me´nie`re’s guidelines

Santos et al (1993) 21

US

54 RCS

1985 AAO-HNS guidelines

Kanda et al (1993) 14

Japan

32 RCS

1985 AAO-HNS guidelines

Kakigi et al (1995) 26

Japan

103 RCS

Japan Society for Equilibrium Research Society for Me´nie`re’s Disease

Nozawa et al (1995) 19

Japan

30 RCS

1972 AAOO Me´nie`re’s guidelines

Lassen et al (1996) 17

‘‘Use of Nimodipine in the Medical Treatment of

Italy

12 RCS

1972 AAOO Me´nie`re’s guidelines

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