What causes Menieret's disease? How endolymphatic hydrops (Meniery's disease) is manifested? How does the diagnosis and treatment of endolym phty hydropsy (Meniere disease)?
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What causes Menieret's disease
In some cases, the reason for the development of hydropsy
Install failed. This condition is called primary or
idiopathic hydrops, also it is known as «Meniery's disease».
Among the most common causes of development
secondary hydropsy or «Menieral syndrome» can be called
Biomechanical changes in the cervical spine (osteochondrosis),
endocrine diseases, allergic reactions, infections, that is
Conditions leading to a change in vascular tone and permeability
Vessels.
How endolymphatic hydrops (Meniery's disease) is manifested
The development of endolymphatic hydrops can lead to the emergence of a number of symptoms: a feeling of abandonment of ears, noise in the ears,
Reducing hearing, sharp attacks of rotational dizziness, lasting
hours and accompanied by nausea and vomiting, or, just a small
Step up, uncertainty when walking.
Sudden attacks of strong dizziness, nausea, vomiting, accompanied by noise in the ears
and a decrease in hearing (more often on one ear), characteristic of primary
Hydrops with Meniere disease. The attack can last from several hours
up to several days, repeated extremely often (every 2-3 days). IN
The interconception period is absent, except
Reducing hearing. Re-seizures lead to a progressive decrease
hearing sometimes up to the complete deafness on one ear. General
The duration of the disease is very different, sometimes the disease lasts
decades. Women are more often ill.
How does the diagnosis of endolym phty hydropsy (Meniere disease)
First of all, the patient should apply for
consultation to the doctor-toothrologist, which is based on specific
complaints and tests conducted may assume
Endolymphatic hydropsa. To clarify the diagnosis, as well as for
detecting conjugate diseases (if hydrops is secondary,
It is necessary to find out, against the background of which pathology it developed) can
Take advice from other specialists - neurologist, audioologist,
Allergist and T.D.
How is the treatment of endolym phty hydropsy (Meniere disease)
The purpose of treatment is to ensure
Constancy of volume and composition Endolimph. In this regard, treatment is usually
It happens in complex and includes the following points:
- Appointment of a special diet
- Perhaps the appointment of diuretics (diuretic drugs).
- Purpose
special preparations whose action is directed directly to
Maintaining the constancy of the amount and composition of endolymphs, for example,
Betagistina dihydrochloride.
- IN
those cases when dizziness are very pronounced, doctor
can assign drugs for short time
Unpleasant sensations (sedatives, tranquilizers).
- In the most difficult cases, if the effectiveness of drug treatment is small, operational intervention may be required.
- IN
those cases where endolymphatic hydrops is secondary
condition, it is also necessary to carry out the main disease.
