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Four cases of fluctuating hearing loss in West African and West Indian racial groups are presented. Two are Menière's disease, and the authors are unaware of any report in English publications describing Menière's disease in these racial groups. One is late syphilitic hearing loss and the other is idiopathic. The possible role of yaws is presented and long-held beliefs questioned.
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