Meniere Disease

Acute

What is Meniere Disease?

Ménière disease is a disorder caused by build of fluid in the chambers in the inner ear. It causes symptoms such as vertigo, nausea, vomiting, loss of hearing, ringing in the ears, headache, loss of balance, and sweating.

  • Regular dizzy spells. You have a spinning feeling that starts and stops suddenly.
  • Hearing loss. Hearing loss in Meniere's disease may come and go, especially early on.
  • Ringing in the ear. Ringing in the ear is called tinnitus.
  • Feeling of fullness in the ear.

What are the complications of Ménière disease? Vertigo is one of the main symptoms of Ménière disease. It can cause falls, trouble driving, or prevent other normal activities of daily living. Permanent hearing loss may also happen.

What is Ménière disease? Ménière disease is a balance disorder. It's caused by an abnormality in part the inner ear called the labyrinth. Fluid build-up here can cause a severe spinning sensation (vertigo) and affect the hearing.

  • Allergies.
  • Head injury.
  • Genetic risk.
  • Migraine headaches.
  • Viral infection.
  • Abnormal immune system response.
  • Abnormal fluid drainage caused by a blockage.

Eating a low-salt (sodium) diet helps reduce the fluid pressure in your inner ear. This can help control symptoms of Ménière disease. Your provider may recommend cutting back to 1000 to 1500 mg of sodium per day. This is about ¾ teaspoon (4 grams) of salt.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?
  • Medications.
  • Salt restriction and diuretics.
  • Other dietary and behavioral changes.
  • Cognitive therapy.
  • Injections.
  • Pressure pulse treatment.
  • Surgery.
  • Alternative medicine.

How is it treated?

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If vertigo attacks from Meniere's disease are severe and hard to bear and other treatments don't help, surgery might be an option. Procedures include: Endolymphatic sac surgery. The endolymphatic sac helps control inner ear fluid levels.

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