One Case of Meniere's Disease

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  • Lee, Seung-Yeop (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Young (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Jee (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Won-Woo (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Min, In-Kyu (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Park, Joo-Young (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Jung, Woo-Sang (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Moon, Sang-Kwan (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Cho, Ki-Ho (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Suk (Department of Cardiovascular and Neurologic Diseases(Stroke Center), College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 이승엽 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 김미영 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 김영지 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 최원우 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 민인규 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 박주영 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 정우상 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 문상관 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 조기호 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실) ;
  • 김영석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 심계내과학 교실)
  • Published : 2008.12.01

Abstract

Meniere's disease is characterized by intermittent episodes of vertigo lasting from minutes to hours, with fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural pressure. The primary histopathological correlate is endolymphatic hydrops, but its etiology is still disputed. Several medical therapies have been offered to patients with this disease since 1961 that the first report had been given by Prosper Meniere. Some will be helpful for relieving the symptoms but there is still no absolutely effective treatment to cure the disease. One male patient with Meniere's disease was hospitalized in Kyung-Hee medical center, and we treated him with oriental medical therapies. The treatment was effective to relieve his symptoms, and they had been successfully controlled until he was discharged from hospital. The result suggests that the oriental medical therapy is safe and helpful to patients with Meniere's disease, so we reported this case.

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