Patent ID: 7022090

Claim:
A transportable apparatus for treating Ménière's disease and similar conditions affecting the pressure balance between the various compartments of the internal ear, comprising a mechanical, electronically controlled pulse generator housed in an inner casing and operable for generating pressure pulses having pulse characteristics adapted for treating Ménière's disease and similar conditions affecting the pressure balance between the various compartments of the internal ear, the inner casing being partially enclosed by an outer casing, a storage compartment disposed between the casings, a flexible tube connected to said mechanical pulse generator at its one end and being provided with an ear plug at its other end, the flexible tube being disposable in the storage compartment and removable therefrom with its free end carrying the ear plug for administration of said pressure pulses to the external ear of a patient, said storage compartment surrounding a first portion of the inner casing around which the flexible tube is disposable in a coiled manner.