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Post by jjuls22 on Dec 20, 2006 9:44:15 GMT -5
Hi, i just found out that i also have minears disease ( don't knwo if i spelled that right) its where you get really dizzy and naseau ( SP) its a middle ear problem.. just wondering if the two were related? thanks
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Post by ouchy on Dec 20, 2006 10:42:18 GMT -5
I believe it is actually a condition of the inner ear , as that is where your balance center/semi-circular canals are located. I don't have Meniere's, but I did have viral vestibulitis, which also messes w/ the semi-circular canals, and I found that Dramamine for motion sickness and Benadryl to dry-out the fluid helped me. I also wore ear plugs for low-frequency sounds that absolutely drove me nuts (like the central heat).
If I remember right, the only for-sure treatment at this time is removal of the semi-circular canals, which destroys your hearing. Basically, there is no real treatment, as your hearing is way more important.
How long have you had this? If it just started, it could also be what I had, which produces the same symptoms as Meniere's, but is limited in duration.
By the way, if you are researching this, the semi-cirucular canals, I believe, are also called the "labyrinth."
Your best bet is to see an audiologist for a hearing test and then take the hearing test with yout to an ENT doctor.
Keep us posted.
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Post by Nari on Dec 21, 2006 20:11:49 GMT -5
My Dad has that and boy I remember how sick it makes him. He is on medication now and has to avoid lots of things, caffiene, he isnt supposed to drive his motorcycle etc. I truly hope that this isnt genetic, and I have enough ear infections along with the pelvic issues, I dont need anything else to help keep me out of it.
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Post by greenclover19 on Feb 6, 2008 0:32:17 GMT -5
If a person had this Meniere's, would they be overly sensitive to certain sounds? There are just certain sounds that irritate me so bad I can't stand it. Makes me wanna scream. Also, sometimes I feel like my hearing is actually muffled or like there's water whooshing around in my head and I can't hear for about a minute and at that time I feel light-headed and fainty, but then it goes away and it kinda feels like my ears pop or something and then I'm fine. I have no idea what this is; anyone else experience this type of thing?
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Post by ouchy on Feb 6, 2008 13:53:33 GMT -5
^Something called "recruitment" can make you overly-sensitive to certain sounds where they become soooo loud out-of-the-blue that you can't stand them and usually happens with a sensorineural (brain) hearing loss. "Hyperacusis" would be where a soft sound appears too loud, like a sink running, etc. It usually happens with high-frequency sounsd. Water wooshing could be a form of something called "tinnitus." You should go for a hearing test. Especially if you get light-headed. They have different tests like a VNG (new form of old test ENG) to diagnose balance and dizziness problems.
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Post by momfrommo on Feb 22, 2008 15:47:24 GMT -5
Never heard of it before I learn something every day.
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Post by rach on Aug 6, 2008 1:09:52 GMT -5
My dad has meniere's, it is a horrible disease especially because, like endo, there's not a lot you can do about it. He has tried various meds, some made him more sick, other herbal remedies made his eyes bleed...its not nice. He has found the best thing is to have a salt free diet- salt affects water retention which affects the inner ear. He now makes all his own food (one peice of shop bought bread has his entire daily allowance of salt in it) and his 'episodes' have become less frequent. Cutting back on alcohol and caffeine has also helped, and general eat well, excersie, etc. He has already lost some hearing in one ear and the doctors are almost certain he will go completely deaf because of it. Watching him when having an episode is horrible, he just vomits and vomits and vomits. Its so hard to watch my dad like that.
Anyway, meniere's is pretty hard to diagnose because it has many similar symptoms. If the tinnitus is the main problem there are a few treatment options available i think, and even just listening to soft music through headphones can be helpful when you';re trying to get to sleep. Definately would need to see a specialist if you think you might have this, it took my dad a lot of doctors before he found one that knew what was going on.
Oh and the bad news, it does have a hereditry link- my dad's aunt also has it. Normally it isn't diagnosed until later in life- i think in your 40s is common.
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Post by JackMcFarland on Aug 6, 2008 7:56:45 GMT -5
I get vertigo every now and then.... My dad has MS so he gets it a lot, too. Usually take an Antivert and sleep it off...
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Post by lmk1019 on Aug 8, 2008 8:56:40 GMT -5
I was in the hosp last month cuz i kept getting dizyy and throwing up. I took zofran to stop throwing up, but then just kept dry-heaving everytime i moved. I went to the er (more like was dragged) and they said i had labrynthitis, but there was no real way to diagnose that. She gave me antivert which helped a litte... it took about a month to get over it all though.. i just started feeling better right b4 my surg last week.
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Post by rubyrose on Oct 19, 2009 20:47:34 GMT -5
I don't have miniere's disease but I do have dizziness and nausea from inner ear dysfunction and "benign proxismal positional vertigo." I first had this diagnosed after being in car accidents and hitting my head. There is something called vestibular physiotherapy that has worked for me. There's also a medication called Serc which helped me for a while but my therapist told me it can prevent the brain from compensating for any damage to the vestibular system, so I'm now off it and just dealing with the dizziness and nausea. Interestingly, the symptoms are worse before and during my period. My therapist is a woman and also happens to have inner ear dysfunction from chronic infections, and she said the same thing happens to her. She said she sees a lot of women with dizziness and vertigo which worsens before menstruation, and that this is because all of our mucous membranes, from inside our noses to our vaginas to our inner ears all change or swell, become more sensitive in response to hormonal fluctuations. The inner ear gets more sensitive and sloughs off more debris which then swirls around in there, creating the sensation of movement which is dizziness. I hope things are better with your Miniere's.
Ruby
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Post by omaklackey on Oct 19, 2009 21:19:05 GMT -5
I have meniers and have inadvertanly discoverd a great drug for it. Mecclazine (pharmacy strength) is sold OTC as travel sickness meds. My pharmacist was having problems filling my script (I was using it because the Narcs make the dizzy worse) and she showed me the OTC mecc. I feel the dizzies coming on and can beat it with the mecc. Its SWEET
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Post by Kitty on Oct 20, 2009 20:35:02 GMT -5
ugh dizziness and nausea is so weaksauce I'm sorry ladies if you are suffering with it. I get it sometimes for a couple of weeks man it sucks.
heres to hoping you find something that helps elevate it.
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