It is 2015: What are the best diagnostic and treatment options for Ménière’s disease?

Table 2 New proposed diagnostic criteria for Ménière’s disease

Definite MD

Two or more spontaneous episodes of vertigo, each lasting 20 min to 12 h

Audiometrically documented low- to medium-frequency sensorineural hearing loss in one ear, defining the affected ear on at least one occasion before, during or after one of the episodes of vertigo

Fluctuating aural symptoms (hearing, tinnitus or fullness) in the affected ear

Not better accounted for by another vestibular diagnosis

Probable MD

Two or more episodes of vertigo or dizziness, each lasting 20 min to 24 h

Fluctuating aural symptoms (hearing, tinnitus or fullness) in the affected ear

Not better accounted for by another vestibular diagnosis

MD: Ménière's disease.