• Added the following information to the Disability Page:

  • Find a Disability Lawyer.   

    • Disability lawyers.  Note:  We don't endorse, recommend, or refer to lawyers.  The following lawyers are listed simply because they have websites (or other Internet links) that connect them with the disability representation of patients with Meniere's Disease.

      • District of Columbia

        • Sheri R. Abrams, P.C., Attorney at Law.

      • Maryland

        • Sheri R. Abrams, P.C., Attorney at Law.

      • Virginia

        • Sheri R. Abrams, P.C., Attorney at Law.

• Updated the link to Dr. Hain in the following section on the Diagnosis Page:
  • Electronystagmography (ENG) (caloric stimulation test). Vertigo is induced by warm or cold water or air introduced into the outer ear; the patient's eye movements (called "nystagmus") are then observed to the extent that they occur.
  • Dr. Timothy C. Hain.
  • Dr. Troost.
• Added the following information to the Diagnosis Page.
  • Videonystagmography (VNG).  VNG is similar to ENG (above), except that eye movements are studied with cameras that are incorporated into goggles; a video recording is made of the eye movements.
    • Dr. Timothy C. Hain.
    • National Dizzy and Balance Center (NDBC) page on videonystagmography.
    • Los Angeles Ear, Nose and Throat Associates page on videonystagmography.

• Added this to our Doctors Page:

  • Tampa:  Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center.  Loren J. Bartels, M.D., and Christopher J. Danner, M.D. 

• Added this to our Disability Page:

  • Social Security Disability FAQ (frequently asked questions -- and answers).

    • Sheri R. Abrams, P.C., Attorney at Law

• Clarified "intensity" and "duration" of symptoms on the Start Page and on the Symptoms Page.

Jan-01-2008

• We wish you a happy, healthy new year.
• Click here to go to What's New 2007.
• Click here to go to What's New 2006.
• Click here to go to What's New 2005.