Derebery M J, Berliner K I
House Ear Clinic and House Ear Institute.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 Jul;123(1 Pt 1):69-75. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2000.105715.
The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of allergy in a population of patients with Meniere's disease.
A survey was mailed to all patients with Meniere's disease seen at our institution from 1994 to July 1998 (n = 1490). As a control group, 172 patients with otologic problems other than Meniere's disease completed the same survey.
Of 734 respondents with Meniere's disease, 59.2% reported possible airborne allergy, 40.3% had or suspected food allergies, and 37% had had confirmatory skin or in vitro tests for allergy. These prevalence rates were significantly higher than those found in the control group, of which 42.7% reported having or suspecting airborne allergies and 25% had or suspected food allergies (differences all significant at P< or =0.005).
The prevalence of allergy appears to be much higher in patients with Meniere's disease than in the general population or the population of patients visiting an otologic clinic for other symptoms.
本研究的目的是确定梅尼埃病患者群体中过敏症的患病率。
向1994年至1998年7月期间在我们机构就诊的所有梅尼埃病患者（n = 1490）邮寄了一份调查问卷。作为对照组，172名患有梅尼埃病以外耳部疾病的患者完成了相同的调查问卷。
在734名梅尼埃病受访者中，59.2%报告可能存在空气传播过敏，40.3%有或怀疑有食物过敏，37%进行过过敏的确诊皮肤或体外测试。这些患病率显著高于对照组，对照组中42.7%报告有或怀疑有空气传播过敏，25%有或怀疑有食物过敏（所有差异在P≤0.005时均具有显著性）。
梅尼埃病患者中过敏症的患病率似乎比普通人群或因其他症状前往耳科诊所就诊的患者群体要高得多。
