Does stress bring on spinning attacks for you?

yes ,i found that the times i had my teeth done brought on md and also any stress at all ,i think its one of the major factors in md.heard that hearing loss does come back sometimes, when i start to get stressed i do breathing exercises ,deep breath from your abdomen and then slowly through the mouth ,about ten times it does help calm you down .good luck hope you have no more stress  Bestistine is also helpful.

Hello Debbie, I can say that stress can, and usually will complicate your existing health issues. There are many triggers that can be responsible for symptom depersement. I have meniere's and suffer cluster migraines as well. Visual stimulation can cause symptoms to worsen, Loud noises can cause my tinnitus to worsen, Fast movements can bring about vertigo, car rides cause nausea with motion sickness. Straining your eyes can cause issues, basically any stress or worry that effects you can trigger any of your current symptoms and cause a few new issues. If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, stress will trigger anxiety and panic attacks. I see a therapist every two weeks for anxiety, PSTD. I discuss triggers with my therapist quite often and listen to her feedback hoping to gain some insight. I wish you the best. 

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Hi Debbie.  Meniere's Disease is the weak link for all of us MD sufferers.  Anytime we have an illness, injury, stressful situation, stub our toe or whatever....MD symptoms can and usually do flair up. 

Regarding hearing loss with MD....each time we have a vertigo attack we lose a little more hearing.  So, the best way to limit hearing loss is to eliminate or minimize vertigo attacks.  How do we do this?  Well, some basic management tools are:

1. eliminate salt, caffeine, alcohol

2. minimize stress with professional help, medication, behavior modification

3. control fluid buildup in the inner ear via medications like diuretics, Betahistine, and/or steroid injections

4. if vertigo is still occurring after doing above then consider gentamycin injections which will deaden the dysfunctional balance nerve in affected ear and almost certainly eliminate the vertigo (90% or so).

Good luck

I was pretty much symptom free for almost 4 years, then I had to deal with a very stressful situation with granddaughter and dealing with my dad who has Parkinson and my mother who has Alzheimer’s.  My ENT and family Dr agree that the stress brought on symptoms.  I agree that stress can bring on the symptoms. 

Good luck to you! 

Hello Debbie,

As you can see by the responses, the short answer to your question regards stress, is yes. I have suffered from Meniere’s syndrome for the last 19 years. In my experience there are many triggers. Diet: salt, sugar, gluten, carbs, alcohol, tobacco, chocolate, caffeine. Poor sleep. Head position. Loud noises. Sudden movements. Some of us share the same triggers and sometimes not. What I have found is that it is not just one trigger but combinations. Eat too much salt coupled with a poor nights sleep and a stressful afternoon. Attack. This has been my experience. I have been tracking my triggers for years. For me it has never been just one trigger. Always a combination. Triggers are tricky but if you keep track everyday, you can manage them and have more control. This is only one aspect of dealing with Meniere’s.

Good luck to you. 

Jim

WOW! Thank you all for your speedy and thoughtful responses, it feels so good to know that I am not alone with this horrible disease.

I’m starting a steroid tomorrow and will continue with the diuretic that I recently starting taking again since the attacks came back.

Thank you for sharing your experience with MM. Yea, I believe stress is one of many triggers that can induce MD symptoms. Jim caltured it well in his reply. I would track when you have episodes in a journal.