What is Meniere's disease?

Meniere disease (MD) or Meniere syndrome is characterized by sudden onset of dizziness, low-frequency hearing loss and ringing in the ears (tinnitus), and sensation of fullness in the affected ear.

How do members experience Meniere's disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Meniere's disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Meniere's disease*

Who has Meniere's disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 9
30s 66
40s 108
50s 235
60s 264
70+ 186

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 210
Female 657

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What is Meniere's disease?

Meniere disease (MD) or Meniere syndrome is characterized by sudden onset of dizziness, low-frequency hearing loss and ringing in the ears (tinnitus), and sensation of fullness in the affected ear.



Common symptoms reported by people with Meniere's disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Meniere's disease

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Compare treatments taken by people with Meniere's disease

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have Meniere's disease through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with Meniere's disease? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has Meniere's disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 453 say Meniere's disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 9
30s 66
40s 108
50s 235
60s 264
70+ 186
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 34
20-29 years 71
30-39 years 94
40-49 years 96
50-59 years 58
60-69 years 18
70+ years 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 210
Female 657

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 445
Not Diagnosed 27

These charts show data from Meniere's disease patients who have completed their condition history
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