Meniere's Disease Support Group
Meniere's disease is a balance disorder of the inner ear. The symptoms of Meniere's are variable; not all sufferers experience the same symptoms. However, "classic Meniere's" is considered to comprise the following four symptoms: Periodic episodes of rotary vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sensation of fullness or pressure in one or both ears.
Firstly, I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. I have a question and was wondering if anyone else has experienced anything like this. On Christmas Eve morning I woke up with a severe cold that my daughter so lovingly decided to share with me. Body aches, coughing, sneezing, stuffy head, but NO DIZZINESS. All of the "meniere's symptoms" were gone (I'm still going under the assumption thats what I have unless the day comes a doctor can find something else causing my problems). Fast forward 5 days and today the cold is pretty much gone. But the dizziness and ringing in my ears are back, (like before, mostly my right ear). Has anyone else had anything like this happen? How could daily symptoms go away during a cold, then resurface when the cold goes away? I would have thought with my immune system fighting off a cold my symptoms would have gotten worse, not better. Any thoughts???
Rich
Ya I dont like that anti-valium remark your doctor made, how the heck are you going to control attacks? You need to get a new doctor buddy. Try Vanderbilt if it isnt too far away. If it is see if they can recomend someone to you.
Rich
Rich
He sits and actually listens to what you have to say and if something is helping with attacks or whatever, he will perscribe it for you. Whatever helps your life to be manageable. I think if your Dr. is cold to your situation or thinks that they know exactly what your going through and don't help you to be comfortable... fire them and move onto someone new. It's better than the frustration and stress that they can cause you.
Hope you get to feeling better!!!
Katie
I am just getting over this horrible cold I have had for about 9 days now. I had extreme cough, stuffed nose, body aches from where I was coughing so much, and just felt horrible. No fever. I even went to the ER to make sure it wasnt a pneomonia or broncitis. But through it all, no meniere's symptoms, just a little off balance. I thought maybe it was because I took it easy and stayed on my couch this whole time. I took, tylenol cold, mucinix none of which helped. Hospital prescribed me robutuxx and only took it two nights becuase it made me sleep 12 hours at a time. And today, where most of the cold symptoms are gone I started having mini-big attacks. They have been short but awful. This is such a weird coensidence. I pray you feel better soon. Please keep me updated.
Catalina