LabyrinthectomySurgical ProcedureLabyrinthectomy Indications for SurgeryVertigo from Meniere’s disease or other sources of inner ear damage. AnesthesiaGeneral Surgical Time1.5 – 2 hours Hospital Admissionyes, 1-3 days Surgical ProcedureFollowing a mastoidectomy, the balance canals are removed surgically. The removes balance and hearing function from the ear and allows the body to compensate by learning to use the other normally functioning ear for balance.
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