Herman L E, Stroud M H, Carver W F, Arenberg I K
Arch Otolaryngol. 1977 Dec;103(12):700-4. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1977.00780290036002.
The effect of diaphoresis on patients with Meniere's disease (labyrinthine hydrops) previously has not been reported. With the use of two distinct activities to produce diaphoresis, we were able to document substantial transient improvements in pure-tone threshold, speech-reception threshold, and speech discrimination concurrent with a decrease in tinnitus and fullness in two patients with unilateral Meniere's disease that had been diagnosed previously by the glycerin test. The two diaphoretic activities were (1) strenuous exercise, including periodic visits to the sauna, and (2) passive activity consisting of repetitive visits to the sauna. Glycerin, an osmotic diuretic, produces similar temporary beneficial effects primarily in patients in the fluctuant hearing stage of Meniere's disease. The glycerin test is being used in several clinics as an adjunct for the diagnosis of endolymphatic hydrops.
发汗对梅尼埃病（迷路积水）患者的影响此前未见报道。通过两种不同的活动来促使发汗，我们得以记录到，两名先前经甘油试验确诊为单侧梅尼埃病的患者，在发汗时纯音听阈、言语接受阈和言语识别率均有显著的短暂改善，同时耳鸣和耳胀满感减轻。这两种发汗活动分别是：（1）剧烈运动，包括定期去桑拿房；（2）被动活动，即反复去桑拿房。甘油，一种渗透性利尿剂，主要对处于梅尼埃病听力波动期的患者产生类似的暂时有益效果。甘油试验在多家诊所被用作诊断内淋巴积水的辅助手段。
