Which of the following is the MOST common morbidity associated with Meniere’s disease?
Correct Answer: Permanent hearing loss
Description: Patients with Meniere's disease often have transient hearing loss in the affected ear(s) during the veigo episodes. With repeated episodes, the veigo often improves, but the hearing loss can become permanent. Patients with Meniere's disease can usually be treated with medication to reduce their veigo (antihistamines such as meclizine, anticholinergics such as scopolamine, benzodiazepines such as diazepam); some cases with incapacitating veigo are treated with surgery or ototoxic drugs (such as high dose streptomycin). Meniere disease is unrelated to middle or outer ear infection. Meniere disease is apparently unrelated to tumor. Ref: Johnson J., Lalwani A.K. (2012). Chapter 56. Vestibular Disorders. In A.K. Lalwani (Ed), CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, 3e
Category:
ENT
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now