Meniere's disease causes severe dizziness, ringing in the ears, hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness in the ear. It occurs when fluid builds up in the inner ear, disrupting the normal balance of endolymph fluid and affecting the semicircular canals responsible for balance. While the exact cause is unknown, it may be related to issues with blood vessel restriction or genetic abnormalities related to endolymph fluid regulation. The disease does not target a specific age, race, or sex and usually only affects one ear.

1. Meniere’s Disease
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2. What does it do?
• Causes severe dizziness (vertigo)
• Ringing of the ear (tinnitus)
• Hearing loss or eventual deafness
• Feeling of fullness or congestion of the ear
• http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/balance/pa
ges/meniere.aspx

3. Why me?
• There is a buildup of fluid in the labyrinth of
the inner ear
• The balance is in the semicircular canals which
are affected
• Normal balance of endomolph fluid is thrown
off

4. Why does my ear not like me?
• NOBODY KNOWS!!!
• Some researchers believe it is caused by a
restriction of blood vessels (also associated
with migranes)
• Your parents fault (bad genes)
- causes abnormalities in volume and
regulation of endomolph fluid

5. This disease is nonspecific
• Does not target a specific age race or sex
• Usually only effects one ear