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Meniere’s disease from the inside

The first Meniere attack was so surprising that I didn’t even know what it was. I’d been on a long flight to Maui and landed in a bad thunderstorm.  We stopped at a restaurant in the pouring rain to wait out the storm, and I ordered a pina colada to celebrate our arrival.  After theContinue reading “Meniere’s disease from the inside”

Something rare: Behçet’s Syndrome

There are many rare diseases that cause dizziness.  Although  they are not frequent, they have unusual groups of symptoms that can help make your diagnosis clear. Behçet’s syndrome is type of vasculitis –inflammation of the blood vessels. This kind of inflammation can damage many different parts of the body.  Dizziness is a frequent symptom, occurringContinue reading “Something rare: Behçet’s Syndrome”