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Hearing loss fluctuating with blood sugar levels in Ménière's disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Michael J. Rudd ,
Meredydd L. I. Harries ,
Cathy A. Lynch  and
David A. Moffat
Michael J. Rudd
Affiliation:
Cambridge
Meredydd L. I. Harries
Affiliation:
Cambridge
Cathy A. Lynch
Affiliation:
Cambridge
David A. Moffat*
Affiliation:
Cambridge
*
David A. Moffat, B.Sc., M.A., F.R.C.S., Consultant Oto-Neurosurgeon, Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hill's Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK.
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Abstract

An unusual case of a patient with bilateral Meniere's disease is described whose disease presented in the second ear as a sensorineural hearing loss which fluctuated with the patient's level of blood glucose. The literature concerning the role of abnormal glucose metabolism in Meniere's disease is reviewed and the investigation and management of this patient's condition is discussed.

Keywords

Ménièere's diseaseGlucose
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 7 , July 1993 , pp. 620 - 622
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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