〔笔者于1981～1982年在美国哈佛大学医学院附属麻省眼耳医院耳科进修一年。科主任Schuknecht教授研究的重点课题之一是美尼尔氏病的病因和病理学。关于本病的病因在国外的看法不一致,颞骨组织病理学所见也不完全相同。回国以后,不少同道希望笔者将该科对于美尼尔氏病的研究作一较系统的介绍。因此,本文中所谈的内容主要是麻省眼耳医院耳科的观点。〕 〔The author from 1981 to 1982 in the United States Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Eye Ear Hospital ear study for one year. One of the key topics studied by Professor Schuknecht, director of the department, is the etiology and pathology of Meniere’s disease. On the etiology of this disease is inconsistent in foreign view, temporal bone histopathology is not exactly the same. After returning to China, many people hope that I will make a systematic introduction to the study of Meniere’s disease in this section. Therefore, the main content of this article is the view of otology in Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital. ]