Tinnitus is a symptom of Meniere's. It is not a disease in and of itself.
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Originally Posted by Wiki
Tinnitus is not itself a disease but a symptom resulting from a range of underlying causes.
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Meniere's fits all the pieces together.
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* Periodic episodes of rotary vertigo (the abnormal sensation of movement) or dizziness. - possible reasoning for her falling during DOME TOUR 2001
* Fluctuating, progressive, unilateral (in one ear) or bilateral (in both ears) hearing loss, often initially in the lower frequency ranges. - possible cause for her unilateral hearing loss
* Unilateral or bilateral tinnitus (the perception of noises, often ringing, roaring, or whooshing), sometimes variable. - hearing of a noise in her ear during rehearsals
* A sensation of fullness or pressure in one or both ears. - I don't remember if this was described in her NTV interview
Sufferers whose Ménière's began with one or two of the classic symptoms may develop others with time. Attacks of vertigo can become worse and more frequent over time, resulting in loss of employment, loss of the ability to drive, and inability to travel. Some patients become largely housebound. Hearing loss can become more profound and may become permanent. Some patients become deaf in the affected ear. Tinnitus can also worsen over time. Some patients with unilateral symptoms, as many as fifty percent by some estimates, will develop symptoms in both ears. Some of these will become totally deaf.
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ImpactBreaker [a doctor] mentioned it quite
a few times in the initial thread that had the news..
And a Mainichi News article also
mentioned it around that time. Perhaps you weren't reading the threads closely enough? @_@