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
Meniere's disease is...
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