Menieres Disease - symptom, Treatment of Menieres Disease
Menieres Disease Information
Ménière's disease is an abnormality of the inner ear which affects only one ear and is a common cause of hearing loss. Meniere's disease has something to do with fluid in canals of the inner ear. Meniere's Disease is "episodic," meaning that patients experience "attacks" that "fluctuate" (vary in intensity and duration), yet Meniere's Disease affects each patient differently. The symptoms of Ménière's disease may be only a minor nuisance, or can become disabling, especially if the attacks of vertigo are severe, frequent, and occur without warning. There is no cure for Ménière's disease. However, the symptoms of the disease are often controlled successfully by reducing the body's retention of fluids through dietary changes and medications. Meniere's Disease is the term given to the condition having the following four symptoms, after thorough testing has determined no other cause:
- Fluctuating (episodic) hearing loss.
- Fluctuating (episodic) rotational vertigo (a form of dizziness).
- Fluctuating (episodic) tinnitus (a sound heard when there is no sound).
- Fluctuating (episodic) aural fullness (a sense of pressure in the middle ear, as if descending in an airplane; however, it is *not* actual pressure in the middle ear).
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