What can you do about meniere's disease?
65What is meniere's disease?
Meniere's disease is an inner ear disorder that has no cure. The name is a bit of a misnomer because the cause is generally considered unknown or 'idiopathic'. The cause that is generally associated with meniere's is excess fluid in the the inner ear (hypdrops). Although many now believe that it is caused by a virus.
What are the symptoms of meniere's disease?
The most common symptom of meniere's disease is an attack of vertigo. Without any warning the meniere's sufferer starts to feel that the room is spinning uncontrollably and they become extremely nauseous. This feeling may last a few minutes or even days. There also may be tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and hearing loss. After the attack is through, the meniere's patient will be exhausted usually for a few days.
What can you do about Meniere's Disease?
The first and the easy thing to do about meniere's is to cut back on salt. Less salt will help reduce the fluid in the inner ear. A diuretic can also be used to reduce the fluid in the inner ear. This has been found to be effective in many patients of meniere's disease.
Another procedure is the gentamicin injections. An injection in the inner ear with gentamcin will kill the balance system in the 'bad' ear, thus eliminating any faulty information being sent to the brain.
Surgery is also an option but with some surgeries there may be loss of hearing.
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- NUCCA and Meniere’s Disease
When it comes to finding relief from Meniere’s disease it is always good to keep an open mind about various treatments.
- Long term Meniere’s disease
I remember when I had an attack about a year after I was diagnosed with Meniere’s disease.
- The salt shaker and Meniere’s
As I am sure everyone knows that salt and Meniere’s disease don’t mix very well.
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Good general overview of the options with this frustrating inner ear disorder.
thanks for the comments
Patty Inglish, MS Level 7 Commenter 2 years ago
This is a very interesting Hub, so thanks! I suddenly had the symptoms you describe after consuming cilantro given to me by a friend from her garden several years ago. My sinuses stuffed up for 3 days as well. I suppose it was an allergic reaction, but maybe not. I've never had it again and feel bad for people that have this more than once in a lifetime.