title: Diagnostic criteria for Menière's disease.
abstract: This paper presents diagnostic criteria for Menière's disease jointly formulated by the Classification Committee of the Bárány Society, The Japan Society for Equilibrium Research, the European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (EAONO), the Equilibrium Committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the Korean Balance Society. The classification includes two categories: definite Menière's disease and probable Menière's disease. The diagnosis of definite Menière's disease is based on clinical criteria and requires the observation of an episodic vertigo syndrome associated with low- to medium-frequency sensorineural hearing loss and fluctuating aural symptoms (hearing, tinnitus and/or fullness) in the affected ear. Duration of vertigo episodes is limited to a period between 20 minutes and 12 hours. Probable Menière's disease is a broader concept defined by episodic vestibular symptoms (vertigo or dizziness) associated with fluctuating aural symptoms occurring in a period from 20 minutes to 24 hours.
authors.affiliation: Otology and Neurotology Group CTS495, Department of Genomic Medicine, Centre for Genomics and Oncology Research - Pfizer/Universidad de Granada/Junta de Andalucía (GENyO), PTS, Granada, Spain Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital de Poniente, El Ejido, Almeria, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lopez-Escamez
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan Univerisity School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Ho
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Joel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goebel
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Måns
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magnusson
authors.affiliation: Otology and Skull Base Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mandalà
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Newman-Toker
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Strupp
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Otology and Skull Base Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trabalzini
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bisdorff
mesh_terms: D003943:Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological / Q000592:standards*; D003939:Diagnostic Techniques, Otological / Q000592:standards*; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Meniere disease; Vertigo; sensorineural hearing loss; tinnitus; vestibular disorders