Bệnh Ménière
Also known as Meniere disease, Ménière's disease, Meniere's vertigo, Otogenic vertigo, Mnire's vertigo, Meniere's Syndrome, MD
disorder of the inner ear, characterized by potentially severe and incapacitating episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness in the ear
Key facts
- Other names
- Ménière's syndrome, idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops
- Pronunciation
- / m eɪ n ˈ j ɛər z /
- Specialty
- Otolaryngology , Neurology
- Symptoms
- Vertigo , tinnitus , hearing loss , fullness in the ear
- Usual onset
- 40s–60s
- Duration
- 20 minutes to few hours per episode
- Causes
- Unknown
- Risk factors
- Family history
- Diagnostic method
- Based on symptoms, hearing test
- Differential diagnosis
- Vestibular migraine , transient ischemic attack
- Treatment
- Low-salt diet, diuretics , corticosteroids , counselling
- Prognosis
- After ~10 years hearing loss and chronic ringing