OBJECTIVES To evaluate the onset of vertigo, hearing loss and tinnitus in Ménière's disease and the associated endolymphatic hydrops (EH) of the inner ear. DESIGN Multicentre evaluation of three patient groups. SETTINGS Disease-specific symptoms were reviewed among referred patients in a tertiary referral hospital in Finland and in members of a Finnish Ménière Association in Finland. The MR...

In the early 19th century Flourens had already proved by experiment that by stimulating the semi-circular canals of the inner ear certain rhythmical eye movements (called nystagmus) could be caused and Purkinje showed that in human beings vertigo was induced by rotation. Ménière was the first to prove that diseases of the inner ear can produce giddiness. Later, a number of physiologists, especi...

Le syndrome de Cogan « typique » est défini par une kératite interstitielle non-syphilitique associée à atteinte audio-vestibulaire proche du Ménière avec un délai maximum 2 ans entre les atteintes. dit atypique en présence d'une oculaire inflammatoire autre que la interstitielle, d'un tableau différent celui évoquant Ménière, ou plus atteintes ophtalmologiques et audio-vestibulaires. D'autres ...

INTRODUCTION Health-related quality of life is used to denote that portion of the quality of life that is influenced by the person's health. OBJECTIVES To compare the health-related quality of life of individuals with vestibular disorders of peripheral origin by analyzing functional, emotional and physical disabilities before and after vestibular treatment. METHODS A prospective, non random...