Do You Know Meniere’s disease

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Menieres disease
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Menieres Disease

• Ménière's disease is a disorder of the inner ear
  that is characterized by episodes of feeling like
  the world is spinning (vertigo), ringing in the
  ears (tinnitus), hearing loss, and a fullness in
  the ear. Typically only one ear is affected, at
  least initially however, over time both ears may
  become involved.Episodes generally last from 20
  minutes to a few hours. The hearing loss and
  ringing in the ears may become constant over
  time.In late 1861 a physician prosper Ménière
  theorized that attacks of dizziness, ringing in
  the ear are also called tinnitus and hearing loss
  start from inner ear not from brain. After the
  theory accepted Dr. Prosper Ménière start its
  extensive merger with the inner ear disease.

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Causes of Menieres Disease

• The cause of Ménière's disease is unclear but
  likely involves both genetic and environmental
  factors.A number of theories exist including
  constrictions in blood vessels, viral infections,
  autoimmune reactions.
• Alcohol use
• Head injury
• Infection to the inner or middle ear
• Allergies
• Side effects of certain medications
• Stress
• Smoking
• Stress or anxiety

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Symptoms of Menieres Disease

• Ménière's is characterized by recurrent episodes
  of vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus may be
  accompanied by headache and a feeling of fullness
  in the ears. Here are some symptoms of menieres
  are given...
• Recurring episodes of vertigo. Spinning sense
  began and stops spontaneously. Episodes of
  vertigo (dizziness) starting without warning and
  generally last 20 minutes to several hours but
  not greater than 24 hours.
• Hearing loss. Hearing loss in Menieres disease
  may come and go, particularly early on.
  Eventually, most people have some permanent
  hearing loss.
• Ringing in the ear (tinnitus). Ringing in the ear
  is the recognition of a buzzing, roaring,
  whistling or hissing sound in the ear.
• Feeling of fullness in the ear. People with
  Menieres disease often feel pressure in the
  affected ears (aural fullness) or on the side of
  their heads.

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Treatment of Menieres Disease

• There is no cure for Menieres disease but there
  are many different ways to manage and control the
  condition and helps to control symptoms.
  Treatment of Menieres disease categorizes into
  the following categories
• Medication The most common symptom of an attack
  of Ménières disease is vertigo. Medication can
  help relieve vertigo and shorten the attack.
• Air pulse generator Repeated delivery of small
  air pulses transfer into a tube placed in the
  eardrum had some variable success.
• Endolymphatic sac shunt surgery
• Vestibular nerve sectioning
• Labyrinthectomy

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