DEFINITION, CLASSIFICATION AND REPORTING OF MENIERES-DISEASE AND ITS SYMPTOMS

This review describes the practicalities of using both the inner Ear P rofile to define hydrops labyrinthi, and the American Academy of Otola ryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) guidelines to define Men iere's disease. The requirement for standardisation is stressed since either system alone may be inadequate. It is suggested that the Inner Ear Profile could be adapted to the AAO-HNS criteria to create a unifi ed method of evaluation.