ABSTRACT
With regard to Ménière’s disease, the following statements are true:
It typically presents between the ages of 30 and 50 years.
It is characterised by the triad of hyperacusis, vertigo and tinnitus.
Treatment involves lifestyle changes such as a low-salt diet and the medical addition of a thiazide diuretic.
Audiometry will show a conductive hearing loss.
It can cause drop attacks.