<prompt> Type of deafness seen in early stages of Menieres disease:Low frequency conductive hearing lossLow frequency sensorineural hearing lossHigh frequency conductive hearing lossHigh frequency sensorineural hearing loss  <response>: Ans: B Low frequency sensorineural hearing loss Ref: Diseases of the Ear Nose and Throat by PL Dhingra 5th edn .2010.Page 113Explanation:Hearing loss in Menieres disease is sensorineural type and is tluctuating.It is associated with episodic vertigo, tinnitus and sensation of fullness of ear.Early Menieres has low frequency loss and the PTA curve is rising type.Later on the higher frequencies are affected and the PTA curve becomes flat and finally it becomes sloping type. 