MENIERE'S DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Meniere's disease mean? 

• MENIERE'S DISEASE (noun)
  The noun MENIERE'S DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral)

  Familiarity information: MENIERE'S DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENIERE'S DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Meniere's disease" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

 Context examples 

Some people with Meniere's disease have "drop attacks" during which the dizziness is so bad they lose their balance and fall.

(Meniere's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

A variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance: • Ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children. • Tinnitus, a roaring in your ears, can be the result of loud noises, medicines or a variety of other causes. • Meniere's disease may be the result of fluid problems in your inner ear; its symptoms include tinnitus and dizziness. • Ear barotrauma is an injury to your ear because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure.

(Ear Disorders, NIH)

Meniere's disease is a disorder of the inner ear.

(Meniere's Disease, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)