When you think of the five senses, you are probably not thinking “vestibular.” Divya Chari does, and she wants you to know that the inner ear does more than hear. It is also critical to how we perceive our body in space. The Massachusetts (U.S.) Eye and Ear specialist is already shining new light on […]
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Meniere’s disease is a disorder of the inner ear that causes severe dizziness (vertigo), ringing in the ears (tinnitus), hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness or congestion in the ear. Meniere’s disease usually affects only one ear. Attacks of dizziness may come on suddenly or after a short period of tinnitus or muffled hearing. […]
Last year I attended the 200th anniversary of the birth of Prosper Menière. He died of pneumonia in 1862; the year after his article describing Meniere’s disease was published.
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We measured vestibular perceptual thresholds in 105 healthy humans (54F/51M) ranging from 18 to 80 years of age. Direction-recognition thresholds were measured using standard methods.
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Dizziness, a common symptom that affects more than 90 million Americans, has been reported to be the most common complaint in patients 75 years of age or older.
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