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Meniere disease definition - medical term
A condition with recurrent vertigo
accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. Symptoms
include vertigo, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, loss of hearing (in the
affected ear), and abnormal eye movements.
Meniere disease is due to dysfunction of the semi-circular canals
(endolymphatic sac) in the inner ear.
The treatment of Meniere disease usually includes medications
(anticholinergic drugs, antihistamines, etc) to relieve the vertigo.
Diuretics have been used to lower the pressure in the endolymphatic
sac.
The disease is named for the French physician Prosper Meniere
(1799-1862) who described it. (Incidentally, Meniere's name on his
birth certificate is spelled without any accent marks.) The condition
is also called recurrent aural vertigo.
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