[A course of early Meniere's disease].

Clinical manifestations are described and examination data are provided for 120 patients with Meniere's disease (MD) running for one year and less (mean 5.2 months). The patients' age varied from 15 to 66 years (mean 39.8 years). Unilateral MD was diagnosed in 95% patients, cochlear MD - in 58.3%, classic one - in the rest patients. Minor or moderate hypoacusis was found in 85% examinees. Mean 18.6 dB bone-air interval at low frequency was detected in 75% patients. Vestibular reflex was reduced insignificantly in 52.5% patients, 45% patients had hypofunction of the third-fourth degree. Early MD was also characterized by ascending or horizontal audiometric curve, positive dehydration test in 85% cases, the acoustic reflex due to accelerated sound intensification in 95% cases, 100% speech intelligibility.