Abstract
Two patients with bilateral Meniere's disease and two with inner ear syphilis who had been treated mainly with steroids for several years were studied clinically. In all four patients the level of hearing depended on the dose of steroid: an increase in the dose improved hearing and a decrease worsened it. The two patients with syphilis had relatively high level of circulating immune complexes (CH50 and/or Clq), while in the two with bilateral Meniere's disease, the level of circulating immune complexes was not abnormal.
The use of steroids in the treatment of Meniere's disease and syphilis is discussed.
