Huey Lewis Suffered An Attack of Meniere's Syndrome Causing Loss of Hearing and Balance
Huey Lewis, of Huey Lewis & The News fame, has been a musical influence for over forty years. The popular R&B and blues singer recently cancelled all future concert dates when he suffered the first attack of Meniere's Syndrome. Mr. Lewis was quoted as saying, " Although I can still hear a little, one on one, and on the phone, I can't hear music well enough to sing. The lower frequencies distort violently making it impossible to find pitch. I've been to the House Ear Institute, the Stanford Ear Institute, and the Mayo Clinic, hoping to find an answer. The doctors believe I have Meniere's disease and have agreed that I can't perform until I improve ." The condition is named after the doctor who first identified the symptoms in 1851. Anyone of any age can get Meniere's. It commonly attacks 60-year-old men. The symptoms include irregular, cyclic episodes where Mr. Lewis will experience varying levels of hearing loss of 20% to 80% in the...