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Diagnosis of Meniere’s Disease
How is Meniere’s disease diagnosed?
According to a recent study, the NIDCD estimates that there are approximately 615.000 people in the United States diagnosed with Meniere’s disease and 45.500 new cases diagnosed each year.
Proper diagnosis of Meniere’s disease involves several procedures, including an interview about medical history and physical examination by a physician, hearing and balance tests, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Being able to accurately measure and characterize the degree of hearing loss is of critical importance in the diagnosis of Meniere’s disease. Read the rest of this entry »
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How is Meniere’s Disease?
There is no cure for this disease. However, medical therapy and behavior therapy are often effective in controlling symptoms. Although many operations have been developed to reverse the progression of the disease, the value of these operations has been difficult to establish. Unfortunately, all ear operations involve a risk of hearing loss.
Surgical treatment is most often performed is the insertion of a tiny silicone tube and the inner ear to drain excess liquid. Read the rest of this entry »
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Symptoms of Meniere’s Disease
What are the symptoms of Meniere’s Disease?
The symptoms of Meniere’s disease occur suddenly and can arise daily or as infrequently as once a year. Vertigo is often the most debilitating symptom of Meniere’s disease because it forces the person to sleep. Vertigo attacks can cause severe nausea, vomiting and sweating and often come with little or no warning.
Some people with Meniere’s disease have attacks that start with tinnitus, hearing loss, feeling of fullness or pressure in the affected ear. It is important to remember that all these symptoms are unpredictable. Usually, the attack is characterized by a combination of vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss lasting several hours. Read the rest of this entry »
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What is Meniere’s Disease?
Meniere’s disease is an abnormality of the inner ear causing a host of symptoms that include severe vertigo or dizziness, tinnitus, fluctuating hearing and feeling of pressure or pain in the affected ear.
Usually, the disorder affects only one ear and is a common cause of hearing loss. The name derives from the French physician Prosper Ménière who first described the syndrome in 1861. Currently, Meniere’s disease is also known as endolymphatic hydrops. Read the rest of this entry »
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