A study of Intratympanic Dexamethasone Injection in Meniere's disease (Continuation study)

Abstract

Meniere's disease is a condition that is thought to arise from abnormal fluid and ion homeostasis in the inner ear. The disease is named for Prospere Meniere, a French physician who was first known victim of this disease and reported that the inner ear could be the source of a syndrome manifesting episodic vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss (Elizabeth et al., 2015). The aetiology of Meniere's disease is presently controversial. While in the past, it was felt that endolymphatic hydrops (excess fluid) in the inner ear were responsible for the disease, the most current opinion is that hydrops are just a marker for the Meniere's disease, rather than absoultely being