Classic Meniere’s Disease is an inner ear disorder characterized by episodic vertigo attacks (often with nausea and vomiting), sensorineural hearing loss , tinnitus, and pressure or fullness in the involved ear (usually unilateral).
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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