Hearing loss in Meniere’s disease may come and go, particularly early on. Eventually, most people have some permanent hearing loss . Ringing in the ear (tinnitus). Tinnitus is the perception of a ringing, buzzing, roaring, whistling or hissing sound in your ear.
Read moreWhy does Meniere’s cause low frequency hearing loss?
These damaged hair cells spontaneously fire and send disorganised signals up the auditory nerve to the brain. In Ménière’s the hair cells concerned with low frequency sound are the first damaged , and therefore the tinnitus in Ménière’s is usually a rumbling, low frequency noise.
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