The first thing a person has to have in order to have a Meniere attack is endolymphatic hydrops, a ballooning of the endolymph-filled labyrinth with a decrease of the cushioning perilymph fluid surrounding it. Normally these compartments have a careful pressure-regulating system that keeps them from ballooning. Since the inner ear is a pressure sensor—soundContinue reading “How does hydrops cause Meniere attacks?”
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Meniere attack causes, continued
Some researchers felt that migraine was all that was needed to cause a Meniere attack, and others thought hydrops was the entire cause. While this battle was going on in the literature, I continued to see hundreds of people with Meniere’s disease.
What causes Meniere’s disease?
Several decades ago researchers noticed a surprising finding. Ears that were dissected after death in people with Meniere’s symptoms showed a dilation of membranes, called endolymphatic hydrops.