Meniere's Disease - What Happens in the Inner Ear?

This video explains what occurs at the inner ear level in patients suffering from Meniere's Disease. This condition is described as ear fullness and tinnitus that is followed by severe spinning attacks or vertigo that last hours to days. Once the dizziness resolves, hearing and balance is back to normal.
For more information about Meniere's:
www.FauquierENT.net/menieres.htm
Watch how the inner ear balance system works here:
• How the Inner Ear Bala...
Perform Dix-Hallpike to determine if dizziness due to BPPV:
• Dix Hallpike to Diagno...
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POSTERIOR canal BPPV treated by Epley maneuver here:
• Epley Maneuver to Trea...
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• Lempert (BBQ) Maneuver...
SUPERIOR canal BPPV treated by Deep Head-Hanging here:
• Deep Head Hanging Mane...
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[@liliand7327]

To all fellow Meniere's patients out there: recent studies from Japan show a decrease in symptoms with regular cardio exercise. It can be anything that gets your heart rate up but it should be around 30 mins 3-4 times a week. It certainly helped me a lot! I also try to have a very good low-sodium diet, and I abstain from alcohol and smoking. Take care eveyrone!

[@michaelkeller5927]

Diet, exercise, and massages help to manage my symptoms. Too much tension in my neck and shoulders trigger my vertigo

[@yangguan4070]

I told my doctor about that and he was saying no evidence exists for the link. But that was some years ago

[@liliand7327]

@@yangguan4070 it's just exercise so no harm in trying it yourself! It really worked so well for me! Take care.

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[@bevq2246]

I just had what I think is a menieres attack, literally thought I was dying

[@noahmanchego1721]

Just got out of the hospital with a severe bout of un retractable vertigo. This is the scariest disease one could imagine and there’s not enough research or medicinal respite for its sufferers. At the drop of a dime having a bout of symptoms that takes away two of your senses (hearing and seeing straight) is simply torture. I’m allergic to betahistine and scapolamine so my only medical options are Benzos and Meclizine. This community needs more treatment options.

[@AbhishekKumar1902]

did you try prochlorperazine 5mg?

[@user-vr2qn6uu3w]

Интересно ...как вы чувствуете себя сейчас...

[@GR-bt3et]

EXCELLENT video with superb narration and graphics!!!

[@spookyblookie3499]

I was diagnosed with this disease. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

[@teamworkformyfrainds]

Ellie Catalan why's that?

[@spookyblookie3499]

teamworkformyfrainds SEVERE SPINNING ATTACKS. Imagine constantly being on a tilt a whirl. You wouldn't be able to do anything.

[@teamworkformyfrainds]

i can't imagine. what have the doctors told you? shunts?

[@spookyblookie3499]

teamworkformyfrainds There isn't really anything Doctors can do. It's an incurable disease unfortunately. I have been slowly losing my hearing and eventually I'll probably need hearing aids. :(

[@Charlotte-dd6lr]

Diuretics prescribed by my ear nose and throat Dr cured mine!

[@helicart]

I am a physiotherapist. This is the most brilliant animation and explanation I've seen, and underwrites the importance of healthy diet, hydration, activity, and blood pressure in avoiding and recovering from Meniere's. All these things impact fluid balance, plasma and interstitial fluid viscosity, metabolic waste clearance, and inappropriate ion deposition into plaques or crystals.

[@chevmonk5363]

I am 23 The hardest thing about menieres that hurt me the most was that I had high hopes in joining the foreign legion I would study the language 35 hours a week excerise to my fullest extent & even keep a job I’d work at for 40hours a week thinking that I could make my dreams a reality but now things are looking dark and lonely it’s hard to even work with this disease anxiety hits me every time not knowing when the next attack is coming I hope they find a cure for us all I’m not a Christian but I’ve been praying on the clock now

[@lgurung736]

I chev sorry to hear that you have meniere's disease did you had any gentamicin injections or other treatments I am 30 yrs old man suffering from meniere's disease for 6 months now. Can you share your experience if you managed to treat the vertigo

[@vesp3rius]

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[@monicaguti1]

Hi. I sufered for 23 years with Menier. I had no life, depending from my family. I am from costa Rica. It began in 1984. I never knew someone with my desease in my country. My step father was a doctor in medicine. He took me in 87 to saint vincent hospital in L. A. they gave me the news. No cure. In 2008 I made gentamice intrathympanic. I mean I kill the laberynth of my ill ear. A dr makevthis 3 shots in one and half month. I decide this because i saw it on line. This was my best decition. Because my other ear has positional vertigo. If you continue suffering this and your life became a living nightmare, do this prosedure. You will have to re educate your brain, eyes and feet. But for me was the only way. I got no attacks now. Gor 6 months you have to be patient, until you recovered for full. But it worth it. For me. Read about Akan sheppard. First american on space. He had menier dessease and he cut his balance nerve, with surgery, and then he wasv5 manbon the moon. I hope i help lithlee. The fear is horrible with this desease. Its the worst thing. But when you have an episode shot dramamine, use some cortisone, and some clonazepan. Sll 3 will stop in 3 hours your vertigo. And then sleep, and then start waking and see your suroundings, make your eyes and brain take your balance again. Sorry for my english and spelling.

[@monicaguti1]

I mean I sufered for 32 years, with Meniers

[@lgurung736]

@@monicaguti1 thank u for sharing your experience. I am also waiting for my gentamicin injections. Did u completely stop getting vertigo attacks after gentamicin? And can you do everything like a normal person after the injections? Thank u very much

[@saranoor1007]

Thanks a lot, It was a great explanation that cleared concepts in two minutes 👍🏻

[@rockycycle2682]

Thank you so much. The animations were excellent and the concept so very well explained.

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[@scarfhead96]

Thats a good explanation, short and sweet! Thanks!

[@catherineboggess1031]

Thank you for this video- this is probably the best visual I have seen as well as the explanation!!! I am going to forward this to all of my family members so they have a better understanding!! This is not a disease anyone would want for any reason!!!

[@medibrain262]

Thank you for that awesome explanation & animation!!

[@lilcicero77]

outstanding video. I have read about the mechanism hundreds of times, but never fully understood until I saw this video.

[@erikgerste3647]

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[@declanflynn559]

I was diagnosed last June and had tinnitus and spells of vertigo. I stopped taking the diuretics my doctor prescribed and moved on to Gingko and various other natural supplements. I also started intermittent fasting as I heard it could help rejuvenate cells. I haven't had any dizziness since last September and only have mild tinnitus now. I hope that you will also be able to recover. You need to drink less coffee and alcohol, exercise, stay hydrated and eat healthily at a minimum.

[@skywriter219]

I have a similar experience. Lifestyle changes, less caffeine, lower stress, increasing nutrients and adding natural supplements has been more effective than the water pills.

[@ashishkundu9366]

@@skywriter219 which nutritional supplement should we take Pls tell more

[@miguelcarlos2193]

my name is miguel, i'm brazilian and i would like more information about the dietary changes you made. Is it possible, please?

[@declanflynn559]

Just as an update. The hearing in my right ear has decreased significantly. I had one bad month of vertigo which coincided with doing a lot of resistance exercise last November. I did a pushup challenge doing 200+ pushups a day. I think the extra pressure on the ear was not helpful. I was taking Vitamin B12 and gingko pills but since my hearing has dropped, I have had less vertigo. I can drink coffee and alcohol in reasonable measures but I have mostly cut out alcohol as the benefits are few and the demerits are many. I don't think there is a simple cure. Try to find your triggers by removing several things from your diet or changing your exercise routine to lighter more aerobic activities.

[@N.I.C21]

@@skywriter219 what natural supplements did you take

[@richmanguy8768]

This was powerful thanks so so so much May God bless you!!!!!! I pray that everyone will be Heal!!

[@alekseikornienko3975]

great video love both the explanation and the music

[@Ronald-ks2iy]

My Ménière’s caused me to cancel flights/ trips, spent days during vacation laid up in my hotel room and forced me to stay at home missing several social events.

[@elli2592]

Amazing illustrations helping people better understand the pathophysiology of the diseases. Thank you!!

[@urwaimran1487]

Great explanation and visual resource 👏 thankyou

[@dailyperk8270]

Lovely and simple explanation.

[@adamrichmond175]

I've had Meniere's for 13yrs, this is by far one of the best visual representation and explanation of how this disease works. I'm about to have the Endolymphatic Shunt procedure done next year or the year after.

[@maryambutt4376]

Adam Richmond did u get your surgery? Did u get rid of menieres disease?

[@adamrichmond175]

I had my operation 8/2016. And in my mind it was a total success. You do need to consider a few things though. There's no guarantee that this will fix you. There is a significant risk of damage to your hearing, I waited until my hearing in that ear was all but gone (90% loss) for 2yrs. And the recovery is painful and your body will need a few weeks to adjust and adapt. All that said, I haven't had a single attack since the operation and only spun once, which was during the recovery phase. This will not cure the Menieres nor will it stop the vertigo. However, for me, it took my symtoms and attacks from a 7 out of 10 to a 2 out of ten in intensity. Like taking a migrain and reducing it to a mild headache. This will primarily treat the dizziness and the attacks that follow it. Go in expecting relief not a miracle.

[@maryambutt4376]

Adam Richmond ohhh may God grant you complete health.. Basically where you from? I had heard that menieres disease is curable in international countries ,,, its mean its not true. I must not travel to abroad for my menieres disease...

[@adamrichmond175]

no, there's no cure. As I stated in my reply, there should be no expectation of a cure from this procedure. This essentially treats the side effects and mitigates some of the symptoms. By the time I had this procedure, I was having sever spells of dizziness and vertigo several times a week. It was debilitating to the point to where I was bed ridden for hours at a time. Once I was certain my hearing would not return and it was to the point where it was impacting my life, I made the decision to take the chance and fortunately for me, it worked. Again, there is no cure for Meniere's. BUT the symptoms can be treated. The dizziness is gone which drastically reduces the vertigo and the other symptoms have been greatly diminished, for me.

[@maryambutt4376]

Adam Richmond ok...please tell me about your symptoms of menieres disease before ur surgery. As I am much tense because of this disease. It has ruined my life.

[@joeljack3059]

So beautifully explained

[@SSGMedicoSchool]

Great video

[@aevanism]

thanks doc for your explanation

[@bubbleyumlivenlove704]

This is one of the worse conditions to ever have to face and deal with.. Not enough words will ever allow a person to feel what this is like unless they actually go thru it themselves💔💔🤢🤢😢😢😢

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[@JessiesFamily]

Yes it's horrible 😢 I had it 2 weeks straight and had no clue what it was. After crawling on the floor, etc for that long it went away. I had it again over a year later because I got into a minor car accident. I went to a chiropractor and I learned I had Vertigo. It's the worst 😫 to ever have to go through.

[@ArealMrsSmith]

Sorry, it’s clearly uncomfortable and disruptive, but “one of the worse conditions ever”? Let’s see, its temporary and has several ways to treat it. I can name dozens of chronic illnesses that have no treatment and leave you bedridden and in excruciating pain for months, years, or often the rest of your life- several which cause imbalance, vertigo, spinning and syncope. I’d trade my completely and permanently disabling, painful and ditiriorating Dysautonomia, POTS, EDS, and autoimmune disorder for a few weeks of this any day. Pretty sure most people with cancer would as well. And Parkinson’s, MS, muscular dystrophy... Seriously. What a clueless coment.

[@bricktop.]

@@ArealMrsSmith Menieres is life destroying. Suicide inducing and I have nearly 20 years first hand experience. Don't try and make it a competition just because you are suffering in your own way.

[@salahhekal6377]

@@bricktop. try this nature herb called ginkgo biloba with 160 milli gram twice a day

[@menieresdiseasewarrior5949]

Great video !!

[@bouchrailies5533]

Very interesting..merci beaucoup

[@fatimahyen6669]

Thanks for sharing this

[@edwigekafui1865]

I was feeling sad listening to this video because of the background music.....Otherwise thanks for the video it's very helpful.

[@clc-gl4jn]

It is sad. I live with it every day and my life at 24 has been forever centered around this one thing that causes so many issues.

[@kupreti1381]

@@clc-gl4jn bro have you tried betahistine

[@ranikhan8504]

Same

[@kupreti1381]

@@OnyinyechiAO indont know bro But it will definitely provide you relief

[@shuhratbintehossain4985]

Yes

[@ogbulivictorifeanyi149]

Very help full video

[@asunciongarcia7371]

thanks for this wonderful video..It helped me realized how my daughter's vertigo occurs..

[@anshuagrawal2822]

@Pablo Dc i couldnt find it out can u just help me out

[@indigojack99]

Thank you Dr Chang

[@dr.asheralbert9446]

Thank u Dr. Chang 🙏🏼

[@rebeccas3526]

Thank you for this video. I am a hypnotherapist getting my certification in Hypnosis for Tinnitus and wanted to learn more about Meniere's.

[@ronaldgiroux3307]

I was recently diagnosed with Ménière’s and it has to be the worse thing that has ever happened to me. The bouts of vertigo lasts for hours on end, it is completely debilitating, you are unable to anything but sit still or lay down and close your eyes, if you move around you then get hit with acute nausea. The only mercy during these bouts is I can fall into a very deep sleep very quickly, I wake up and the room is still spinning I just close my eyes and go back to sleep. But when I awake and the spinning has ebbed I feel groggy and lethargic. It could take some time until I am feeling well enough to stand or get out of bed. Soon I begin to feel like myself again. Over the summer I experienced attacks as frequently as twice a week, some episodes were mild others just kicked my ass. The moment I start feeling that sensation of fullness in my ear I’m filled with dread as I know what is coming. The attacks grew weaker and by late September they were gone altogether but recently in early December I awoke to fullness in the ear then in the middle of the night I awoke to the room spinning like crazy! I had to use the bathroom and stumbled along, then took some of my prescribed anti-nausea medicine. By the time I got back to bed I’m praying not to throw up, it felt like hell I tried to position myself in the most comfortable position to fall back to sleep, this was around 3am. The vertigo did not stop until 1pm, I did not feel well enough to get out of bed till 7pm. This syndrome is torture, I would not wish it on my worst enemy!

[@Thomas-pb2cw]

I used to have the same problem. I was diagnosed with MD a year ago. I know take betahistine 8 mg 3 times a day and never had vertigo again. You have to get your vertigo under control or your hearing will get progressivly worst.

[@JayDee-xj9lu]

@@Thomas-pb2cw I did the same for 6 months and then no vertigo for 4 years. Then it came back 7 weeks ago but only once a week. Still horrible, walking out of a hotel like your to drunk, clutching the walls. I started on Betahistine but it still happened once a week. Now it's been 2 weeks, not dizzy. I've stopped drinking coffee, eating chocolate and low sugar. Also I'm doing the half somersault maneuvers twice a day. I really feel for Donald. That's really bad. Good luck with this disease.

[@Mr_icey02288]

​@@Thomas-pb2cwhello. Please, how long did you take the Betahistine for before the Vertigo left you? I'm suffering the same condition now and the pill I'm taking doesn't help.

[@user-vr2qn6uu3w]

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[@narendrakumar1111]

​@@Thomas-pb2cw; take it for 10 to 30 days based on your doctors recommendation regarding mg. Once you feel normal then stop. When ever you have bolting, Gastric problem, sever headache you take table for next 2 days. To my 8 years of experience with meniere, walk 15 min after having meals, don't take heavy meals. Go for walk before sleep. Don't eat fried items, contain your urge for non veg, spicy foods. Mix curd in your diet everyday, don't take rice, take millet rice. If you follow this, max 3 to 4 times in a year you may feel this symptom but won't get vertigo attack. If attack came means you haven't done your routine properly. No doctor can help you out. It's in your hand.

[@coleorum]

I'd had tinnitus for over 20 years before I had a vertigo attack which came suddenly without any warning. After several more vertigo attacks Meniere's was eventually diagnosed and I was prescribed Betahistine which has stopped the vertigo attacks completely though the tinnitus has remained.

[@aj9706]

Betahestinr 8 mg ?? For how many days ? And if I do pushups it triggers my diziness and fatigue and heavy headness.

[@marthabijou7816]

Thankyou..explained very well!! :)

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[@kisunamayan]

im male 53 years old now, i was diagnosed too this disease back in 2002...since then my life has change into horrible lifestyle. when its attacked you can't even go out of your bed, can't go walk , work, eat/drink or little bit movement may cause you feel so dizzy with ringing your ear loudy. but in some reason 5 years ago luckily its gone without taking any treatment

[@kickers89748]

U recover without doing treatment? How your hearing ability?

[@shazaaa8444]

Thank you so much

[@barbi3499]

excellent info. very educational and well explained but no need for the background music.

[@tobyphilpott6970]

I was devastated that my mum was diagnosed with this disease I was generally crying when she said the symptoms I just wanted to learn about it and help my mum after seeing her unconscious in A&E😭

[@ali3lia]

Hope your mum is doing better now.

[@darkwisp7434]

Shut up

[@ektaagupta7048]

@@darkwisp7434 you shut up

[@dianemaddy8643]

This is very interesting however, the typed commentary below says that once the dizziness resolves, hearing and balance is back to normal. I disagree with this! With tinnitus hearing is not back to normal and Meniere's is known to destroy hearing. Also, if a site is going to use video's then please add captioning for the hearing impaired especially a site concerning a disease such as Meniere's.

[@patriciakeirn137]

You're right, Diane Maddy. That is a misstatement of facts. Meniere's has gradually totally destroyed my hearing in my right ear. With each episode, I lost more of my hearing.

[@jaceek2030]

My mom was diagnosed with Menieres 20+ yrs ago. Her hearing has steadily worsened..She was 60% deaf in her left ear just a few years ago..now she's 90% deaf in that ear. Sadly her hearing loss doesn't make the tinnitus and "whooshing" noise go away. And the vertigo that comes on out of nowhere accompanied by nausea and vomiting is awful.

[@bonniejackson7121]

There are so many different ways Menieres presents itself. Not everyone has the same overall symptoms but some are the same. The treatments appear to be individual by person depending on what their triggers are. Many people can figure out their triggers- ---salt is a very common one. Thus the diuretic. Nausea medicine is crucial for those who have dizziness and vomiting. There is a group on Face Book for Menieres. It is very helpful and informative.

[@kathygreen6043]

Correct. I have had this for 31 years. Been severely deaf in the affected ear for 21 years. Tinnitus is relentless and the least of my worries.

[@markclements5565]

Interesting that I have no cc available if watch this from my TV. But, I automatically have the cc on my iPhone.

[@stelios-1821]

Good luck to all the people with this.

[@dr.gauravrawal8562]

well presented

[@gmavon]

With the background music PLUS tinnitus, It is very difficult to listen to this.

[@mogsta]

Wow! Thanks for sharing that. Very interesting to see what's going on inside the ear. On another note, it's amazing to see how complex our ear is... so well designed!!

[@Shazz631]

Maybe you could have this operation?I didn't think they could fix it-thanks for sharing xx

[@violettemartin2757]

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[@JillySer]

I completely agree. Couldn't understand what was being said with the background music. Can't believe someone explaining Meniere's would do that.

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[@GabrielaSantander17]

Does anyone relate the episode to a moment of stress or anxiety?

[@user-vr2qn6uu3w]

Да...

[@pierrechassang6922]

Excellent vidéo, I'm sufferring with it since 2001. Chemical labyrinthectomy in 2007 right ear. Today one crisis every month left ear. .

[@johnvincent617]

So all I have to do is wait and avoid foods with high in salts, I thought at first I had an bppv until I came here. Really grateful I found this.

[@bubbleyumlivenlove704]

The Constant pressure in my right 👂, along with ongoing tinnitus, and vertigo makes me wonder if I'm actually dying smh. Lord grant us all who suffers from any type of VD strength to live a normal life some way.. Thank u Jesus in advance for any healing that u may provide. I would not wish this on anyone except ppl who torture animals or evil ppl. 😨😨😨😨

[@gunaletchu6071]

Bubble Yum Live N Love lol... Jesus won't save you, doctor will..find a good doctor

[@bricktop.]

@@gunaletchu6071 Correct.

[@theboyt8324]

@@gunaletchu6071 may God help you

[@williamoleschoolarendt7016]

I just started with my ear problems last spring! During the winter months it seems to somewhat straighten out but not completely! Because of the virus I was not working or in the heat and just recently my company started letting me work again but soon as I got in the heat all of my systems came back and they are much worse! I climb Billboards and hang them for a living! After what I went through this past week I don't even know if I can do my job until I do something to get this under control! The worst part believe it or not is driving! Bumps in the road and driving over high bridges is a nightmare I feel like I'm about to pass out! I'm going back to the doctor this week to figure out what is wrong with my ear! All I keep asking myself is what the hell am I going to do! I don't have any savings to fall back on and I depend on my job plus I have a teenage son who I'm still raising! Any suggestions???????

[@MrEazy4me]

William Ole School Arendt I’m not sure if you have been diagnosed with the disease yet but I had it for over 20years and going it’s definitely a burden to carry, what has been helping me a lot is your diet, you’re definitely gonna have to clean your gut, and start eating really healthy give up junk food sodas coffee alcohol, stay with veggies fish chicken grains and water, you have to pay attention on what you eat daily and what triggers your symptoms everybody is different and what works for me might not work for you, but I definitely give it a try hope to God it works for you.

[@kinzasajjad1148]

Thank you.

[@mikestretanski3826]

very nice animation

[@jimelder6095]

Great imaging. One tip - its not just salt that needs to be avoided. In my experience, avoiding potassium and preservatives is critical to controlling symptoms. That basically rules out everything in a box or package. Go to foods: apples, raw almonds, preservative free bread, unsalted peanut butter, etc. The endolymph is a potassium rich fluid. It amazes me that the medical community has not modified the Meniere's diet to exclude foods containing potassium (which generally includes every food with preservatives).

[@Animagladius]

My doctor specifically told me to eat as many bananas as I can because potassium helps. And in my experience, it does. Interesting.

[@yehuwayehuwa6046]

Now i am confused which one is true

[@valleygirl670]

is it true i should cut out coffee AGHGHGHGHHGH

[@ashleysuruj6746]

The doctor recently told me also to cut down on the salt,

[@curly364]

Interesting because the diuretic my doctor put me on contains potassium. We lose it when we get frequent trips to the bathroom.

[@brentdallyn8459]

Lost 3 days of work twice in two weeks I tried to get my boss to understand what it was like to go through an attack but he wasn't very empathetic. In frustration, I said OK it's like this!, standup, I will smack you in the ear as hard as I can, spin you around many times, and stop you, now as the room is still spinning walk to the bathroom and vomit then immediately recite the alphabet backward. he declined. I have spent hours going over sufferer's comments and concluded that EVERYONE is different as to what brings on the attack so I am on my own in discovering what starts mine.

[@ahm3212]

The atmosphere in this video kinda sad lol but thanks it's great!

[@mre7781]

Thank you for this video, it's very good. I have meniers disease. and it nice to understand more about whats going in in there while this disease slowly robs me of my life!!!! I hate this disease with passion!! Thank you for the video

[@ROHIT-rr7qw]

How are you now ?

[@mre7781]

@@ROHIT-rr7qw its compleatley changed/destroyed life. Its been a long five years. Its just shot that ot will keep doing it until my hearing and balance is gone completely. I'm too young for this shit !

[@ROHIT-rr7qw]

@@mre7781 me too I'm just 18

[@kickers89748]

@@mre7781 for the past 5 years there’s no improvement? Are u able to hear?

[@sushantbhandari7948]

@@mre7781 How are you now? What shot did you take? Gentamicin?

[@shah6616]

Thanks tomorrow is my exam

[@OHRaceFan]

My tinnitus started about 9 years ago, vertigo episodes followed about 5 years later. Initially, my Doctor misdiagnosed my condition. I finally saw an EMT about 3 years ago. He says that I have Meniere's. I have constant tinnitus now. I've lost 1/2 of the hearing in my left ear, both volume and clarity. Right ear OK. Vertigo attacks usually preceded by drop in left ear hearing, fullness, pressure. Meclizine helps nausea for me. I take a .25mg daily and haven't vomited since last October despite 10-15 vertigo attacks. Some worse than others. I think that mine may be triggered by a sudden head movement also. My situation had gradually worsened, but tolerable. Steroids didn't help. I haven't reached the stage yet when I would consider surgery. Fortunately, I am retired. Meniere's would present a challenge if I were still working. I don't know anyone else who has Meniere's. If you do, try the diet suggestions and take Meclizine. The BPPV/Epley maneuver won't help you. Good luck and God bless!

[@ardaarsen]

very informative comment thanks, 27 years old uniliteral meniere newbie here. 50% loss so far.

[@peermateen906]

How are you rt now

[@OHRaceFan]

My Meneire’s temporarily left for maybe two years but returned in September 2023. As it returned it took over 90% of my left ear with it. Before I was 50% deaf. I am 90%+ deaf now. Constant tinnitus, louder now than before. I hear noise but can’t distinguish words, in other words, clarity is much worse. This is all verified by my EMT and audiologist. Vertigo attacks are rare now, which is great. I haven’t vomited for maybe 6 years. Still taking Meclizine 2x a day. No problem with right ear at all. One functional ear is a million times better than no ears. Symptoms are unique by individual I think.

[@OHRaceFan]

One last thing….I am still looking for that doctor who suggests that I should increase my sodium and alcohol intake. Just kidding. Seriously , neither seems to have had any effect on me. I was lucky in that I had few vertigo/vomiting events.

[@angelaberojas5654]

Good evening doctor, at this moment I am with vertigo as in this video it shows, I had an accident that affected my ear eight years ago and now returned with severe dizziness, what should I do so that the vestibular membrane heals after being torn? What should i take ?

[@xTRVLNMANx]

Nursing Care of the Adult in the RN program has brought me here!

[@lalsonneitham67]

What is the best medicine to take

[@hadyatarbishe1738]

Danke schön

[@jklewis29]

what's the correlation between this disease intracranial hypertension? I believe my bouts of high intracranial pressure is where this started, as with my last increase I suffered hearing loss. now the ENT says he believes I am suffering early stages of this disease. I lost my hearing for two days and am now in steroids, again. I recall getting a pop on my left ear, could that have been the sac you mentioned?

[@MsBeachLizard]

I have suffered from this for over 30 years. I've even had prednisone shots in my ears. The only thing that happened with that was it caused me to have pancreatitis. I'm allergic to prednisone. I reduced my natural salt intake to zero and then years later found my body was craving natural salt. I had to re-introduce salt. Meclizine dried my eyes severely and messed up my vision. Dramamine will help with the nausea if you catch it quick enough. But even the less drowsy knocks me out. Nothing is worse than knowing there are things you can't do that you wanted to (boating, jet skiing, etc), or needed to do (driving, flying...). Recovery time takes longer the older you get. Life as you have known it in the past is not the life you live in the future. It has taken away nearly all our retirement plans.

[@jennavonkramm]

I'm 51 and was diagnosed with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and Meneires Disease at age 35. The first few years I had a handful of severe vertigo attacks. These come with "all the trimmings": nystagmus, nausea, vomiting, sweating, falling, imbalance, crying..these symptoms seem to trigger panic attacks as well during the middle of the attacks because it seems as if the attack is never going to end when it is happening. In the last 5 years the frequency of my vertigo attacks has increased dramatically. I have probably lost 80% hearing in my left ear and have constant tinnitus in that ear. Also have tinnitus in my right ear with about 50% loss of hearing in it, too. It just sucks. So much. I wouldn't wish vertigo attacks on my worst enemy. It is so debilitating and has worsened my depression. I'm am visiting my ENT next week to beg for some kind of surgical intervention. Im willing to go into a risky clinical trial if one is available. I can't live life like this anymore.

[@roszac2698]

Un abbraccio fortissimo da chi soffre come te.gli altri non possono capire😮

[@CS-uc2oh]

It sounds like you need to be on the carnivore diet.

[@sorrell9046]

Yeah, Music isn't ideal, delicate situation and operas in the background making me think about my whole life lol

[@nene3248]

I been suffering with it for 4 years now it's very scary I cry myself to sleep every night

[@MOHDBILAL017]

Explanation 💯💯💯 But the background music 💔

[@Lena-tf6gf]

this is a great explanation though i wish the music wasn't included

[@br4nford]

I'm 23 years old and i was diagnosed with this disease😢 Really changed my life, made me depressed every day and couldn't sleep for a month. Please anyone who suffers from the same disease, can this disease be cured? And have you recovered now? Please advise me what should I do after suffering from it for one month😢

[@Ukepa]

good explanation but can't see what takes the place of the balance system

[@worldclassflags]

Спасибо

[@NadineMoussaTuber94]

Yesterday i went to the er and she told me i might have menieres, i have been suffering from undiagnosed chronic symptoms, i have chronic tinittus, but when the diziness comes, the tinnitus is louder, mainly from my right ear, i have ear pressures inside, fullness, ear popping, diziness within head movements, yesterday i was feeling so sick that i was sweating and i want to throw up, sometimes pain inside my ear, very bad motion sicknesses, no balance, floating sensation, many things! i am lost now between menieres, vestibular migraine, and other ear issues because they all have similar symptoms

[@NadineMoussaTuber94]

@Pablo Dc i will check thank u 🙏

[@user-yb7fj2jl4p]

I'm having these symptoms but my doctors not able to find what it is what are the tests i should take to confirm that i have this disease or not please help me

[@carolluker3479]

I’ve got this , had it since I was six

[@Randomcamerafromohio1642]

I've suffer this disease for 6 years, tinnitus, vertigo, fullness of ears etc.. i need a helpfull remedy. How to de-stress all my stresses??

[@adamrichmond175]

Very good video. This perfectly explains our disorder. It can be an absolute hell. I'm "bilateral" meaning I have this in both ears. It's taken my hearing in my right ear and I've had the Endolyphatic decompression sack (shunt) installed on that side and we are considering cutting the nerve because I'm having progressively more frequent attacks. I'd love if this page could reproduce the sensations and sounds we hear with the tinnitus and Diplacusis.

[@jaquelyndeleon8091]

How was your dizziness now?

[@peach5277]

Hi Adam. Did you have the procedure done? I have just been diagnosed with the disease and to be perfectly honest I am really struggling with it

[@DJChri04]

Ih Adam, have you cut the nerve? Do you feel good now? You have tinnitus? Can you hear? Sorry for my english😅

[@queenchachaidy1840]

hey a final year med student right here. the illustration is great! just some constructing advise tho, don't be afraid to make the narrative a bit more fun! the voice is kind of flat, and the background music doesn't help either. nevertheless, please continue making videos! :)

[@angeleabruce5342]

This is a nice video, but I agree with Beatrice below that it perpetuates some outdated information, namely that vertigo is caused by a rupture of the membranes. More recent studies suggest a disorder of fluid secretion and a subsequent blockage of the duct which normally drains the fluid, the cause of which is immunological. This disease is systemic and not just related to the inner ear, supported by the fact that many of us have GI issues, as well as a higher rate of autoimmune and allergy disorders than the general population. It's frustrating to see the same old misinformation being perpetuated. There are also no good studies substantiating the recommendations for a low salt diet. The evidence is mainly anecdotal and supported only hypothetically. Low salt seems to maybe help some people in the early stages of the disease, but is in no way a panacea. Better understanding and treatments need to be developed for this miserable condition.

[@richlandsclan1273]

Angelea Bruce You should make a video animation describing your theory!

[@EHManjo]

Hi Angela, do you have any references for this?

[@schechter01]

+1 on EHManjo's question. If the video above is indeed outdated & your explanation is correct, Id be interested to see where you got your information from. I think a lot of us Meniere's-afflicted people would like to know.

[@c.johnpanicker6955]

Angelea Bruce I am an ENT surgeon of 40 years experience and I fully agree with you. Not only it is the change in pressure but also biochemical changes resulting mainly immulogical abnormalities like auto immune reactions could be the reason. That is why acute attacks respond to steroids. Stress is an important precipitating factor Chronic cases responds to long term vasodilators and antioxidants along with life style modifications. Most of the surgeries has placebo effects which could be useful in some cases. Dr John panicker

[@Ajaykumar-wm7os]

Yes this is a correct explanation, more research points towards the same. My friend got this when he was under severe anxiety and depression post covid and we know under stress your immune system is downregulated by stress hormones and cortisol , and you might get autoimmune diseases and this seems to be more of an immunity regulated. Might be the cytokines attack some ear cells and tissue and causes it's dysfunction.

[@23e445]

So the two big Question to solve this disease and I pray that everybody will be healed in Jesus name is what is causing the fluid to increase and how do the vestibular membrane be he’ll be restored back to normal?

[@AJ88874]

Can you make a video on PPPD?

[@DubStepNgroW]

My mom has been diagnosed with this and she has lost hearing in the left ear and has vertigo attacks to where she has to leave work and get a ride home. Any suggestions?

[@gloriaficalora9100]

I have found relief by using acupressure points on the ridge of the brow over the nose. relieves and prevents dizziness, done several times a day.

[@neymarjr_.]

happens very rarely to me, at least once or twice a year.

[@hellomeme94]

thanks a lot nice video . but if balance system damage,isn't that risky more than vertigo itself??

[@rahulrj1993]

No meniers occurs in one ear rarely fr both ear if one ears balance system is damaged brain supports fr the ear which is fine and for othrr balance system like eyes and legs can help

[@vickidickinson2888]

Unless you are one of the unlucky ones like me. Lost my ear in right ear in 1989, had Menieres attack that one and had entire inner ear removed in 1991. Then in 2010, was getting ready for work and found myself on floor, with room whirling and vertigo so bad I had to crawl. Diagnosed with Menieres Disease. Hearing is decreasing. Low sodium diet (1500 mg/day-not even 1 tsp worth), Antivert, Valium help control the symptoms barely. But weather changes can undo everything I have done. Even though my right inner ear is gone I still have residual tinnitus which is a high pitched tinkling. I would gladly trade that noise for what I am plagued with in my left ear. It is loud buzzing which comes and goes like ebb and flow of ocean waves. Needless to say, I get very little sleep. I am praying for a cure for all of us. God bless everyone. I am 64yrs old but have to use a cane to stabilize my balance. I was told if they need to cut left eye balance nerve, I may be in a wheelchair and not able to sit up on my own. But I made myself a promise that I would dance and at my grandchildren's weddings. That's what keeps me going

[@tarunsharma5254]

@@vickidickinson2888 i hope you are doing well

[@vickidickinson2888]

@@tarunsharma5254 thank you. Saw so many spelling errors in previous post. I am doing fairly well, recovering from having thyroid removed 2 wks ago. I take 1 day at a time and trust God to get me through the days. Blessings.

[@Np-oz8fr]

@@tarunsharma5254 hello are you affected by this?

[@wesporter2176]

Have you looked into upper cervical chiropractic? You should have X rays done and see if it's a misalignment in your neck impinging on the spinal cord and get corrections done (don't worry they are very gentle). It really helped me with post concussion syndrome and my sister in law with Meniere's.

[@desireebarbato1912]

I just had that done and a last resort. Didn’t help :/

[@wesporter2176]

@@desireebarbato1912 Sorry to hear that were you holding your corrections for long? My first chiropractor helped me a lot but I never held for longer then a few weeks then I switched and my new one I've now held for two months and noticed even more improvement. She uses an instrument to make the adjustment it's the most precise way it's called atlas orthogonal.

[@prateekgoud3648]

if we cut the sensory afferent nerve then do we get sensorineural hearing loss also ?

[@DD-jm5ug]

I have cervical spondylitis and research says this can be linked as can eye floaters. Wonderful ay

[@ChasMusician]

I have had this most of my life and I am 27. Feels like my ears are always clogged with water and my vertigo is always crazy. My with my eyesight too I always have a depth perception issue (things seeming too far or too close rather than normal) It sucks. But could be worse

[@mujeebktk1362]

I have been diagnosed with menieres disease. Totally ruin my life. 24hour vertigo and spinning. No comfort even at night or day . plz help me...

[@Justme77400]

This is a great explanation. I was in the ER with severe spinning. They gave me IV meclizine but it wouldn’t stop. Finally after a few hours they gave me a valium and it stopped the spinning almost instantly. Now I’m trying to get a prescription for it and no one will give me one. They don’t think it is useful for my vertigo. What can I do? I know it relaxes the workings of the inner ear that is malfunctioning. Is there anything else I can get that mimics the valium? I already take Ginko bilons but it doesn’t seem to help much at all.

[@ClydeFly8]

Use diphenidol

[@georginadowns5887]

I’m in the uk, I was originally given Betahistine which helped initially. After several really bad attacks, the hospital prescribed Cinnarazine, this has really helped. Both of these drugs are antihistamines.

[@TheKing-rj6zt]

Xanax and valiums removes the vertigo, sadly it’s addicting asf, even more when u have vertigo, one pill and you’re cured for 10 hours.

[@ksho8196]

Yes valium is the only med that stops my severe vertigo, and yes doctors are reluctant to prescribe it. I believe there may be intranasal Valium which I intend to request. Sometimes I vomit so much I cannot even keep oral valium down. Not all ents seem to know that valium helps acute attacks.

[@saivineesh2774]

thank yoi

[@chiralityraven337]

This made me sad. Especially because I have lupus also

[@lynnecantrell8877]

Me to. Hanging there sweetie.

[@islombekkomilov7362]

if i play video games like call of duty and use my headset often does it make the symptoms worse?

[@Theactualcurrentsea]

I landed here cause I can’t get rid of my vertigo. Everything feels off and I have these dizzy spells that are so intense, they pull me out of my sleep and I wake with a pounding heartbeat and dizziness. I thought it was just the Crystals and I could work some videos and get them replaced. But after seeing this, I believe this disease is why two weeks of vertigo has barely gotten any better. Think it’s time to find a doctor

[@TheKing-rj6zt]

Avoid loud music/noises

[@kickers89748]

Sad but true. No wonder I get dizziness since last year, and tinnitus (one sided) happened in January 2021 until now. These two condition is called Ménière’s disease. Now I in the schedule for ENT appointment. What we can do for this is get a treatment, at least to minimise the impact and we can go for work.

[@aguilarpancakes_]

I'm passing through almost the same thing man. I'm so sorry, I just hope everything gets well soon.

[@georginadowns5887]

I’m taking Cinnarazine, it has helped with the giddiness. UK

[@erikaglezz4197]

Podrían poner subtítulos en español por favor... tengo 20 años padeciendo vértigo y los vídeos mejor explicados están en inglés 😔

[@Angel.597]

Cómo sigues?

[@yesmyron]

I just came to say, what happens in the inner ear, stays in the inner ear.

[@demin_ARMY]

i would like to download the background music...please send me the link

[@vinnyf.7506]

Great video. Music distracting tho. A tad bit too loud compared to the voice

[@ardaarsen]

Mine keeps healing back... in exchange for more hearing loss and tinnitus..