Meniere’s disease: importance of socioeconomic and environmental factors

Simo, Hermann; Yang, Shiayin F.; Qu, Weikai; Preis, Michal; Nazzal, Munier; Baugh, Reginald F.

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.01.009

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“…Incidence rates are variable among studies: 8.2 to 157 per 100 000 (Espinosa-Sanchez and Lopez-Escamez, 2016). Prevalence of MD is higher in Caucasians (Simo et al., 2015). MD is often diagnosed between 20 and 50 years and its prevalence increases with age (Bruderer et al., 2017).…”

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The cardiovascular aspects of a Ménière's disease population – A pilot study

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Introduction MD is considered a rare disease. An adequate model that explains MD's pathophysiology is not well established. Recently, the vascular theory of the disease has been revived. Objectives To characterize a MD population according to its cardiovascular risk and correlate it to the MD clinical course. Methods In this retrospective chart study the data of 31 MD patients observed between January 2017 and April 2018 in a tertiary university hospital were reviewed. Patients included in the study were diagnosed according to the Bárány Society criteria. Lost follow-ups, patients with autoimmune disease, atopy or allergy, major psychiatric disease and migraine were excluded. Age, gender, cardiovascular risk factors, audiometric and vestibular parameters, occurrence of MD attacks in the previous 6 months, vestibular medication in course and time course of MD were recorded and compared between groups (with and without cardiovascular risk factors). Results 31 patients (61.3% females) mean aged 60.3 years (±9.7) were studied. 74% of the population had at least one risk factor and 51.6% of patients had attacks in the last 6 months. There was a statistically significant difference in the occurrence of MD attacks in the last 6 months (p = 0.014) between MD patients with and without risk factors. Mean PTA thresholds were higher and speech discrimination was lower in individuals with more cardiovascular risk factors. Conclusions Treatment of MD focusing on vascular risk factors may allow a better control of symptoms and result in a decreased need for ablative procedures in this disorder.

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The cardiovascular aspects of a Ménière's disease population – A pilot study

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“…23,26 In the United States, it appears that Ménière’s disease is less common in African Americans than in Caucasians. 25…”

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Racial Differences of Pigmentation in the Human Vestibular Organs

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“…Each symptom individually and in combination can detrimentally impact on mental health and wellbeing (4). MD has a prevalence of between 0.08 and 0.50% (2,5,6), with the highest prevalence noted in a population-based study in Finland (6). MD is estimated economic cost between £552.5 and £629.3 million per annum in the UK (7).…”

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