Time and surgery help with Ménière’s

Episodes of dizziness tend to become less frequent over time in patients with Ménière’s disease, and draining fluid from the inner ear appears to reduce vertigo in three-fourths of patients with the condition, two new studies have found. In the first study, doctors enrolled 510 individuals from eight hospitals who met criteria for definitive Ménière’s disease between 1999 and 2006. The patients were given conservative care and followed through 2006 to evaluate the frequency and duration of vertigo through the course of the disease. {openx:269} The percentage of patients with no episodes of vertigo increases as the disease progresses. Some…