Meniere's disease or syndrome is a condition characterized by hearing impairment, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), and periodic vertigo (disturbance of balance and equilibrium).

Meniere’s disease results from distention of the endolymphatic compartment of the inner ear. This finding, endolymphatic hydrops, is also found in diseases other than Meniere's.

Although a precise cause of hydrops cannot be found in most cases, two well known causes are head trauma and syphilis.

Meniere's disease is...