Meniere's Disease is characterized by vertigo (a spinning sensation), hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sense of fullness in the ear. Meniere's Disease may be diagnosed by a physician. Several tests may be run by your audiologist to help with the diagnosis. These tests may include an ENG, EcoG, ABR, and/or a hearing test.

Meniere’s disease is a disorder that produces a group of symptoms: sudden attacks of whirling dizziness, tinnitus or head noise, a feeling of pressure or fullness in the ear, and a fluctuating hearing loss. While the underlying cause is not known, it is believed to result from a fluctuation in the pressure of fluid that fills the inner ear. An attack may last from a few hours to several days. See similar questions...

Medical Options: Treatment may vary, depending on the patient. This depends on several factors according to the cause, magnitude, and frequency of the symptoms. In order to improve the inner ear circulation and control the fluid pressure, treatment may consist of medication to stimulate the inner ear circulation. Drugs which accomplish this are vasodilating drugs (blood pressure pills) and diuretics (water pills) with anti-dizziness medication. See similar questions...

http://www.yourhealth.com/bin/build_r esult_doc.pl?SEARCHTERM=3DMeniere's+Disease++&page =3D/ahl/1644.html Approximately 500 cases of meningitis are caused by pneumococcus each year in Canada. In Waterloo Region, 30 cases of pneumococcal meningitis have been reported since 1990 (with 1 to 6 cases reported every year). Meningitis caused by this organism occurs as an isolated event or complication of illness in an individual. See similar questions...

Lyme disease is not an easy diagnosis to make. This is especially so if the patient has no rash and does not recall an episode of tick bite. If a patient remembers a tick bite and then becomes unwell, Lyme disease is a possibility. There is no diagnostic test that is absolutely reliable in confirming a case of Lyme disease. Negative test results therefore, do not necessarily mean it is absent. After all exclusionary tests have been done; the diagnosis can be made on clinical grounds alone. See similar questions...

Your clinician will need to know your family and personal medical and psychiatric histories, other medications you are taking and your current activities. Medication interactions are an important consideration, so be sure to inform your clinician of every medication you take, including over-the-counter medications and herbal remedies. Your activities are important because certain medications may make it harder for you to carry them out safely. See similar questions...

Most people will not get necrotizing fasciitis. You generally do not have to worry about getting the disease, because the bacteria that cause the disease usually do not cause infection unless they enter the body through a cut or other break in the skin. In very rare cases, the bacteria can be spread from one person to another through close contact such as kissing. See similar questions...

Bleeding of the gums on brushing is usually an indication of gum inflammation. There may be associated bad breath and bad taste in the mouth. Some patients may experience small areas of acute inflammation around the gums (periodontal abscesses). See similar questions...

Coronary artery scans are useful not only in early detection of disease but also for following the course of the disease. The scan can be used to monitor your treatment with diet, medication, etc. If your treatment is working, the scan will show the improvement. If it is not working, serial scans can show the continuing progression of the coronary artery disease and alert your physician to the need for more aggressive or alternative treatments. See similar questions...

Several changes occur in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. The brain cells shrink or disappear, and are replaced by dense, irregularly-shaped spots, or plaques. Another indicator of Alzheimer's disease is threadlike tangles around existing brain cells. These tangles eventually choke healthy brain cells. Since Alzheimer's disease was first discovered in 1906, scientists have been studying plaques and tangles to find out what causes the injury or damage to brain cells. See similar questions...

Many studies indicate that people with a relative (parent, brother or sister) with Alzheimer's disease have a greater chance of developing the disease than those with no family history. The more common form of Alzheimer's disease is called Sporadic Alzheimer's disease and accounts for 90 to 95 per cent of all cases. The role of heredity in Sporadic Alzheimer's disease is unclear and continues to be the subject of intense research. See similar questions...

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The best way to find out if you have periodontal disease is to have your dentist or a periodontist examine your mouth. Many times the common signs, such as bleeding gums and tooth looseness, are not present and the disease goes undiagnosed until the gum disease is very advanced. See similar questions...

The symptoms of kidney diseases depend on the nature of the disease. The most common symptoms are swelling of the feet or the face (especially on waking up), a decrease in the amount of urine passed or passage of blood or increased frothiness of urine. If the renal disease is advanced then decrease in appetite and repeated vomiting occur. See similar questions...