Acute mountain sickness and Menière disease
Verschuur, H.P.; Richalet, J.P.; Rathat, C.; Frachet, B.
Annales d'Oto-Laryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico Faciale Bulletin de la Societe d'Oto-Laryngologie des Hopitaux de Paris 110(5): 296-298
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-438X PMID: 8304704 Document Number: 407052
A professional mountain guide experienced an attack of vertigo at high altitude (4,000 m). Clinical data and the results of functional tests, were consistent with an attack of Meniere's disease. The physiopathological changes noted at high altitudes, and known as acute mountain sickness, are described. A hypothesis is suggested concerning the mechanism triggering this attack of Meniere's disease at high altitude.