FOXNews.com: What is Meniere's disease?

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What is Meniere's disease? Oct 16th 2012, 19:00 We all experience dizziness from time to time, but what happens when the feeling doesn't go away? Chronic dizziness could be a sign of Meniere's disease, a condition of the inner ear that causes spontaneous episodes of vertigo. "It can occur in anyone but usually affects people in their 40s and 50s," Dr. Manny Alvarez, senior managing health editor for FoxNews.com, explained. Symptoms of Meniere's disease include temporary hearing loss, ringing in the ears or a feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear.  To treat these symptoms, doctors typically prescribe motion sickness or anti-nausea medications. Doctors may also treat Meniere's disease with diuretics to reduce the amount of fluid and pressure in the ear or steroid injections to control vertigo attacks.   In extreme cases, doctors may recommend surgery.

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