Memory and speech problems linked to meniers?

The speech problems may be related to the associated hearing loss.

Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

Clinical Neurophysiologist

Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

Please consult your doctor - take a friend or relative with you for support - as your symptoms may not be anything to do with Meniere's and it is important to get the correct diagnosis and information.

Good Luck.

I have had md for several years, I have hearing loss in my left ear and wear a hearing aid to mask the ringing in that ear. I feel like my words get jumbled more and more, when I talk to someone, I have to slow down to find the right words, the wrong ones come out very often and may not even be related to the conversation. I am not sure if it is related to md or not but it's bothersome and I think I need to see a neurologist to rule out other causes.

keep us posted, good luck

Debbie

Some days are worse than others, but I have seen an improvement to this mental fog that seems to go along with MD. I started taking essential fatty acid supplements for an entirely different reason but noticed this change happening. It may be a stress reaction but I started having difficulty finding the right words and even following a conversation. I stopped wanting to be around busy environments because it felt overwhelming. This disease does cause chronic stress as you try to learn to cope, it shows up in different ways, but it is always best to get an eval as these symptoms can also be a lot of other issues going on.

Hi Sarah,

I can say with certainty that there's a "brain fog" that's associated with MD. I get very confused when I'm going through an episode.  I become very forgetful, my hearing gets way off, and it seems I don't have the mental energy to really figure things out if they don't make sense.  I have often asked my doctor "Am I losing it?"  It's like all of my energy is being poured into just functioning, and getting from point A to point B wthout falling down, and there's not much left over for thinking and processing.   

For me, the proof that my brain fog was MD-related, was when my head cleared completely after intratympanic steroid injections.  When my inner ear settled down, it was like I got  my brain back!  I was "my old self" again.

But something as important as speech and memory problems should probably be checked out by a specialist.  It will ease your mind to know if it's just part of the MD fog.  And if it's something else, you'll be addressing it early and be able to get on the appropriate treatment regimen.  Either way, early intervention is always the better choice!

Wishing you the best of luck.  I know what's it's like to be "muddled" for extended periods, and it's no good.

Take good care.

J-

I have this all the time - u sure if this is age or Ménière's ?

Never made a link myself

I'm 50