meniere's disease leona Šupljika gabelica mentor: a. Žmegač horvat
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Meniere's Disease
Leona Šupljika GabelicaMentor: A. Žmegač Horvat
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Meniere's Disease• French physician
Prosper Ménière
• 1861
• vertigo caused by inner ear disorders
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dizzines and partial loss of hearing in her right ear
vertigo
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• “The Starry Night" illustrates his dizziness
• ear pressure and deafness
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• tinnitus• vertigo• dizziness• motion sickness• vomiting • tiredness
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What is Meniere's disease ?
• Disorder of the inner ear• Affects hearing and balance• Periodic episodes of vertigo or
dizziness • Fluctuating, progressive, unilateral or
bilateral hearing loss • Unilateral or bilateral tinnitus • Sensation of fullness or pressure in one
or both ears • Nausea, vomiting, sweating
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What causes Meniere's Disease? (I)
• exact cause - ???• related to endolymphatic hydrops or excess
fluid in the inner ear
Model of inner ear fluid compartments (yellow - perilymphatic space, blue - endolymphatic space)
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What causes Meniere's Disease? (II)
• swelling of the endolymphatic sac or other tissues in the vestibular system of the inner ear
• endolymphatic duct may be obstructed by scar tissue, or be narrow from birth
• too much fluid secreted by the stria vascularis
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What are the risk factors?
• Middle ear infection • Stress • Syphilis • Fatigue • Head injury • History of allergies • Recent viral infection • Smoking • Respiratory infection • Alcohol use
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Diagnosis
• complaints and medical history• detailed otolaryngological examination
• audiometry• head MRI scan - to exclude a tumour of the
vestibulocochlear nerve
• no definitive test for Ménière's - diagnosed when all other causes have been ruled out !!
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Treatment (I)
• modification of personal habits
• diet• stress
reduction • regular
exercise • medications
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Treatment (II)
• restoring balance in the hydrodynamic system of the inner ear by applying low-pressure pulses to the middle ear
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References
• Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. Accessed on 9 September 2008
• Meniere disease at Dorland's Medical Dictionary • Ménière's disease at Who Named It? • Meniere's disease symptoms". Mayo Clinic. 2008-06-18.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/menieres-disease/DS00535/DSECTION=symptoms. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
• Hazell, Jonathan. "Information on Ménière's Syndrome"". http://www.tinnitus.org/home/frame/meniere.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
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