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How Meniere's Disease Affects Hearing
Meniere's disease is a disorder of unknown aetiology in which one of the symptoms is fluctuating deafness. However, a varying degree of permanent impairment of cochlear function eventually supervenes in most cases.
Distension of the endolymphatic system is frequently an outstanding feature.
Audiogram features show a greater loss in the lower rather than upper frequencies.