The nurse is caring for a client who has had recurrent attacks associated with Méniere's disease, and concludes the client must be prepared for:
1. Ruptured eardrum.
2. Malignant tumor in the ear.
3. Unilateral or bilateral deafness.
4. A lifetime of unrelenting vertigo.
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Rationale: Méniere's disease is a disorder of the eighth cranial nerve involving both the vestibular and cochlear branches. Recurrent attacks damage the nerves resulting in unilateral or bilateral deafness.
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