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7               Kind of injury, disease or death to which this Statement of Principles relates
(1)          This Statement of Principles is about Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome and death from Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome.
Meaning of Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome
(2)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Meniere disease:
(a)          means a primary (idiopathic) pathology affecting both the cochlea and the vestibular apparatus of the labyrinth on the same side with clinical manifestations of episodic attacks of:
                 (i)            vertigo;
                 (ii)         sensorineural hearing loss; and/or
                 (iii)       tinnitus;
                 (iv)        occurring all on the same side; and
(b)          includes primary endolymphatic hydrops; and
(c)          excludes vestibular migraine.
Note 1: Meniere disease can lead to a progressive hearing loss that can remain in between Meniere disease episodes, and this is considered a component of Meniere disease.
Note 2:  Meniere disease can occur in either ear, with the SoP being invoked twice for bilateral involvement.
(3)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Meniere syndrome:
(a)          means a secondary pathology permanently affecting both the cochlea, and the vestibular apparatus or the vestibulocochlear nerve on the same side with clinical manifestations of:
                 (i)            vertigo;
                 (ii)         sensorineural hearing loss; and/or
                 (iii)       tinnitus;
                 (iv)        occurring all on the same side; and
(b)          includes secondary endolymphatic hydrops; and
(c)          excludes vestibular migraine.
Note: Meniere syndrome can occur in either ear, with the SoP being invoked twice for bilateral involvement.
(4)          While Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome attracts ICD‑10‑AM code H81.0, in applying this Statement of Principles the meaning of Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome is that given in subsections (2) and (3).
(5)          For subsection (4), a reference to an ICD-10-AM code is a reference to the code assigned to a particular kind of injury or disease in The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM), Tenth Edition, effective date of 1 July 2017, copyrighted by the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome
(6)          For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's Meniere disease and Meniere syndrome.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.