Menieres Disease : Complications
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Complications could include:
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Gait Ataxia
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Inability to walk or function due to uncontrollable vertigo; Hearing loss on the affected side.
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Meniere's disease is a disorder characterized by recurrent vertigo, sensory hearing loss, tinnitus, and a feeling of fullness in the ear. It is named for the French physician, Prosper Meniere, who first described the illness in 1861. Meniere's dis...
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Meniere's disease is a condition characterized by recurring vertigo ( dizziness ), hearing loss , and tinnitus (a roaring, buzzing or ringing sound in the ears).
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Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears. See also: Hearing loss of aging
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to comprehend sound. Sound can be accurately measured.
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Hearing impairment is the temporary or permanent loss of some or all hearing in one or both ears. There are three types of hearing impairment that occur in young children: conductive hearing loss, a usually temporary interference with the reception of sound from the outer ear to the middle or inner ear sensorineural hearing impairment, a permanent abnormality of the cochlear hair cells of the inner ear, the auditory nerve, or the auditory center of the brain mixed hearing impairment, a combination of conductive and sensorineural impairments Hearing impairments also are classified as prelingual (occurring before a child learns to speak) and post-lingual (occurring after the child has acquired language).
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound. Sound can be measured accurately.
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Hearing loss is any degree of impairment of the ability to apprehend sound. Sound can be measured accurately.
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Hearing begins in the womb- pregnant women have reported feeling the fetus move in response to loud noises at 31 weeks (7 weeks before full-term delivery). Newborns are sensitive to the location, frequency, pitch, and volume of sounds.
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Functional capacity refers to the capability of performing tasks and activities that people find necessary or desirable in their lives. One way of examining the effects of disease on people and communities is through mortality and morbidity (illness) statistics.
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