{"id":14381,"date":"2023-09-08T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T05:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=14381"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:43:02","slug":"menieres-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/menieres-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Meniere\u2019s Disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Meniere\u2019s Disease:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a\u00a0<strong>rare inner ear disorder.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cause<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It is the\u00a0<strong>result of a build-up of fluid in the inner ear, called labyrinth<\/strong>. It contains the organs of balancing and hearing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The fluid build-up<\/strong> in the labyrinth\u00a0<strong>interferes with the normal balance and hearing signals b<\/strong>etween the inner ear and the brain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It\u00a0<strong>can lead to severe dizziness (vertigo), ringing in the ears (tinnitus), hearing loss,\u00a0<\/strong>and a feeling of fullness or congestion in the ear.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It\u00a0<strong>usually affects only one ear.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s disease\u00a0<strong>can develop at any age,<\/strong> but it is more\u00a0<strong>likely to happen to adults between 40 and 60 years of age.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Major Symptoms: Vertigo is the most debilitating symptom<\/strong> and is a severe spinning sensation\u00a0<strong>that can cause:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Severe nausea;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vomiting;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sweating;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other symptoms may include:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tinnitus<\/strong> (ringing in the ears);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Loss of hearing<\/strong> or muffled hearing;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Loss of the ability to hear low frequencies;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pressure in the affected ear;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Loss of balance;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Left untreated,\u00a0<\/strong>M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s disease<strong> symptoms get worse<\/strong> over time a<strong>nd may cause permanent hearing loss and ongoing balance problems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Treatment<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>There is no cure,\u00a0<\/strong>but l<strong>ifestyle tips and medical treatments can help ease the symptoms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What is nausea ?<\/h3>\n<p>Nausea is a distressing and uncomfortable sensation characterized by the urge to vomit. It is often accompanied by an unpleasant feeling in the stomach and a general sense of discomfort. Nausea is not a condition in itself but rather a symptom of an underlying issue, which can range from minor causes, such as motion sickness or overeating, to more serious medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/what-is-menieres-disease-why-is-it-in-news-explained-4361712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>What Is Meniere&#8217;s Disease? Why Is It In News? Explained<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meniere\u2019s Disease is a rare inner ear disorder.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}