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 Description of disease:
 Meniere's disease is a name for idiopatic hygroma of the labyrinth. It is a rare disease caused by abnormality in the fluids of the inner ear.
The symptoms come and go, the sick person does not lose consciousness though. It frequently happens that the symptoms of Meniere's disease are constantly present and recede from time to time only for several hours or days.
Symptoms:
dizziness
ear buzzing
loss of hearing
nausea and vomitting
nystagmus, involuntary eye movement
Research:
Audiogram
Electrocochleography
Electronystagmography (ENG)
Magnetic resonance
Microscopic examination of ears
Doctors :
Otolaryngologist
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Updated:
2008-04-08 14:16:22
Bibliography:
http://www.entnet.org/healthinfo/balance/meniere.cfm
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