A new mobile app has been launched this week to help researchers develop a better understanding of a rare condition affecting the inner ear. The tool will allow sufferers of Ménière's Disease to log details about their symptoms and see how they compare with people across the country. Ménière's Disease affects roughly 60,000 people in the UK and can cause tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo and a feeling of pressure deep inside the ear. But reasons why people develop the condition, and how symptoms occur, remain unclear. The study is being carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School's European Centre for Environment & Human Health, working closely with digital company Buzz Interactive, who have helped to develop the app. The team are hoping to understand what factors influence the symptoms of Ménière's, and discover if people across the country experience similar complaints at the same time. They are also hoping to use several different types of data to understand how environmental factors, such as air pressure and humidity, can impact symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-01-app-meniere-disease.html
I downloaded a Meniere's App last year but haven't logged anything yet, mainly because so far so good with the acyclovir.
I think I might get this app! I didn't know there was such a thing but I know it will help! Thanks for the link!