Journal Reviews

Do intratympanic injections require local anaesthesia?

1 May 2017 | | Anesthesia, Injection, Pain, Pain Measurement, Visual Analog Scale

Intratympanic injections are becoming increasingly acceptable in the management of Meniere’s disease, tinnitus and sudden hearing loss. This is because they avoid the need for hospitalisation and can be performed as low-cost outpatient procedures. It is traditional to freeze the...