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Managing Meniere's Disease Symptoms

Posted by Admin Friday, October 28, 2011

By Pat McFarley


Meniere's disease is an obscure condition that can affect the inner ear. According to WolframAlpha, 1 in 2670 United States citizens experience Meniere's disease. The indicators include tinnitus, loss of balance, fluctuating pressure in the inner ear and hearing loss. More severe symptoms include nausea and vertigo attacks. In its least severe situations, Meniere's disease is a modest annoyance. At its worst, it is completely debilitating.

Meniere's disease is neither well known nor understood. When someone first suffers from its symptoms, they are often confused and credit the symptoms to something else. Meniere's disease can't be self-diagnosed. It needs a experienced doctor to perform a battery of very specific tests. As the symptoms of Meniere's disease mimic the symptoms of other ear conditions, one needs to obtain the aid of a doctor in getting correctly diagnosed.

When hit with the symptoms of Meniere's disease for the very first time, you can be shocked at what is going on with your body. If you have never suffered from a complete loss of balance, it is a peculiar and disconcerting situation that you don't understand because you may not have anything to compare it to. To make matters worse, these symptoms can come and go without any forewarning and can linger for hours at a time.

Often conventional doctors are confused as to what to do to help you out. They might prescribe steroids or antihistamines. These may possibly or may not help. Frequently a patient is given the lousy option of "just live with it." The problem of just living with it is that you can be quite miserable struggling to exist with those symptoms. Worse, if unmanaged, Meniere's may progress from just one ear to the other (called bilateral Meniere's disease).

The good news is that there are things that you can do to lessen the frequency and severity of Meniere's disease attacks. These include managing your stress, lowering your sodium intake and taking specific health supplements.

The subtle thing about stress is that it can slowly build up without you recognizing it. Stress reduction is essential to one's quest for ideal health. Stress reduction can come by such simple things as yoga, meditation, and aerobic exercise.

A low sodium-diet is frequently prescribed by doctors to help you manage the symptoms of Meniere's disease. This is something that has produced varying outcomes with Meniere's patients. Since a low-sodium diet has other health benefits, you should give it a try.

Vitamins and Nutrients are essential for optimal health and maintaining the various systems in your body. Your ears are not exempt. Your inner ear requires antioxidants like glutathione and minerals like zinc for proper function. Anything that helps your body's circulation can help your ears. There are various vitamins and supplements that will help improve your circulation.

Meniere's disease can be difficult to figure out as a remedy that works quite well for one may not work so well for another. Always consult with your physician before starting a new health care strategy.




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