Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

This meeting was held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, La, on September 14 and 16, 1995. John H. Boyles, Jr, MD , Dayton, Ohio, found in a review of the literature, 65 articles reporting allergy-related inner ear disease . He reported long-term results in 30 personal cases of patients with the classic symptoms of Meniere's disease . Of the patients, 35% had a history of allergies and 53% a family history of Meniere's disease, 47% were sensitive to foods, and 32% were sensitive to chemicals. The workup must include a complete evaluation of inhalants, foods, chemicals, fungal disorders, autoimmune disorders, and nutrition. Eleven of the 30 patients exhibited autoimmune thyroid disorder. David Morris, MD , La Crosse, Wis, reviewed several double-blind, placebo-controlled studies in southern Europe that demonstrated significant effectiveness of sublingual therapy with grass and house-mite antigens . Recent immunologic studies, which support sublingual treatment, show that pure antigens that