Review Article
Otology versus Otosociology
Table 3
Methodology in Ménière disease: otology versus otosociology.
| | | Otology | Otosociology |
| | Aetiology | Within the ear | In the environment | | Inner ear | Social environment |
| | Pathogenesis | Within the ear | Interaction | | Unknown | Stress, ischaemia |
| | Diagnosis | Idiopathic | Based on evidence | | Ménière disease | Recurrent audiovestibular stroke |
| | Treatment | Symptomatic | Biopsychosocial | | Medical: corticosteroids, vasodilators Surgical. | Social, cultural, psychological, and medical |
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