Is Menieres Disease hereditary?
There are a few studies that have looked at this, and the answer is that in most cases hereditary factors do not play a part. In one Japanese study it was reported that 5.8% of patients had a close relative also with the disease. In British studies, a family history of the disease was observed in 5% of patients. One Swedish study puts the figure at 14%, BUT based on the overall findings it does not seem that Meniere’s Disease is hereditary.
