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Nondestructive surgeries include those which do not actively remove any functionality, but rather aim to improve the way the ear works.

Intratympanic steroid treatments involve injecting steroids ( commonly dexamethasone ) into the middle ear in order to reduce inflammation and alter inner ear circulation.

Surgery to decompress the endolymphatic sac has shown to be effective for temporary relief from symptoms.

Most patients see a decrease in vertigo occurrence, while their hearing may be unaffected.

This treatment, however, does not address the long-term course of vertigo in Ménière's disease.

Danish studies even link this surgery to a very strong placebo effect, and that very little difference occurred in a 9-year followup, but could not deny the efficacy of the treatment.