Types of Meniere's

   Meniere's Disease can have atypical forms in which balance alone may be affected (vestibular hydrops).  Another type is cochlear hydrops in which the symptoms of tinnitus and fluctuating hearing loss occur without vertigo.  Common to both is the sensational of aural fullness.  There are studies which show that 20-30% of patients with Meniere's will develop the disease in their previously unaffected ear.  This situation of bilateral Meniere's (both ears affected) is serious since there is the potential for complete deafness.  It is also challenging to treat, since symptoms can come from either ear.