Meniere’s disease is a disease of the inner ear caused by an excess accumulation of fluid in the inner ear. Most patients have one or all of the following symptoms: ear fullness ear ringing (also called “tinnitus”) attacks of spinning dizziness (vertigo) fluctuating hearing loss Most attacks of Meniere’s disease are preceded by a feeling of pressure or fullness in one or both ears. The hearing in the involved ear(s) generally fluctuates. A ringing sound called tinnitus may be heard in the problem ear. A Meniere’s episode generally involves severe vertigo (spinning), imbalance, nausea, and vomiting. The average attack lasts a few hours.