title: Is allergy related to Meniere's disease?
abstract: Meniere's disease (MD) is characterized by episodic rotational vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, aural pressure, and tinnitus. The cause of MD is thought to be multifactorial, with anatomic and genetic contributions. Allergy is thought to be one of the possible extrinsic factors that, when combined with underlying intrinsic factors, may lead to MD. We review the epidemiologic associations of MD and allergy and review the recent literature on the association of allergy and MD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Sydney Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. catherine.banks@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McGinness
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sacks
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors