Wellbeing Compass · Topic #244 · Thursday 1 October 2026
WC244: Ménière's Disease and Mental Health
Sonnet 5 ships Topic #244 on Ménière's disease and mental health (12 languages). A 35-study meta-analysis of 15,890 patients found 34% depression and 23% anxiety, both significantly elevated vs healthy controls (SMD 0.73 / 0.687).
Honest hedge from the authors: long-term/causal risk of new diagnosis did not reach statistical significance — the burden looks real and present-tense, but causality remains open. Continues chronic-illness × mental-health beat after #241 Polycythemia Vera, #242 Gastroparesis, #243 Achalasia. Process desk — no standing bump.
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