European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page in thestar3an05tripes Friday september 5. 1930 by Michael j. I Halberstam to i to set a incl la of ice modern Medicine iome successes treating veniere s disease have mentioned veniere s disease As one of the More baffling  of Mankind and noted hat Little Progress had been made in either diagnosing or treating it. However i have recently seen in account of several attempts to Trot the illness apparently with some Success veniere s disease i characterized by episodes of acute vertigo dizziness along with ringing in the ten and some loss of hearing. The victim of veniere s disease is usually healthy Between the attacks but the attacks become More severe a the patient grows older and eventually a permanent loss of hearing May develop when deafness becomes Complete the attacks of vertigo Slop Menieri i disease is associated Uilah dilated Lymph channels which carry tissue fluids in the inner ear and who the destruction of some of the do locale cells related to balance and hearing. No one knows Why the disease takes the form that it  some patients with severe veniere s disease attempts have been made to of dive the disuse by draining the fluid in the inner  conflicting re Sulla of this surgery have been reported Tome specialists feel that it is the Best treatment for the disease. It has been known for a Long Lime thai some antibiotics affect the inner ear. Streptomycin once heavily used in the treatment of tuberculosis Psi such a drug. The fact mat streptomycin affected tic inner ear led me researchers to try it As � treatment for Mcnice s disease. They reasoned that it a mint destroy he Ceils that produce the excess fluid. In fact streptomycin did Kielp some patients. Recently another Antibiotic with the ame effect has been used by a group of doctor in wat Germany to treat Menicie s disease wish excellent results. It is still too soon to thu whether gun Lalicin represents a breakthrough in the treatment of veniere a but it does seem to hold out some Hope for the victims of tins my a win social economic implications More study asked on prenatal test Washington m thu Ein Ortw. Or