Vertigo: Meniere disease: practice question

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ENT · Vertigo: Meniere disease

Sample item

Which symptom cluster is most typical of Meniere disease?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Episodic vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness

Meniere disease causes recurrent spontaneous vertigo with fluctuating auditory symptoms due to endolymphatic hydrops. Hearing loss is typically sensorineural and may progress.

Option by option

  • A. Brief positional vertigo without auditory symptoms

    Brief positional attacks without auditory symptoms favor BPPV.

  • B. Sudden facial weakness with vesicles

    Facial weakness with vesicles suggests Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

  • C. Persistent unilateral otalgia with canal swelling

    Canal inflammation suggests otitis externa.

  • D. Episodic vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness (correct)

    Correct. This four-part symptom complex is characteristic.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is D, Episodic vertigo, fluctuating sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness. Meniere disease causes recurrent spontaneous vertigo with fluctuating auditory symptoms due to endolymphatic hydrops.

Why is "Brief positional vertigo without auditory symptoms" not the answer?

Brief positional attacks without auditory symptoms favor BPPV.

Why is "Sudden facial weakness with vesicles" not the answer?

Facial weakness with vesicles suggests Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

Why is "Persistent unilateral otalgia with canal swelling" not the answer?

Canal inflammation suggests otitis externa.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Vertigo: Meniere disease in ENT. Hearing loss is typically sensorineural and may progress.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Vertigo: Meniere disease?

Learn tuning fork results and audiogram patterns by sketching them. Then use the flashcards and the other ENT questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.