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bill03923
bill03923

when you get the fullness feeling and the ringing in your ears is there any exercise or something that you that lessens the effects? I'm pretty sure I'm getting into stage 2 of Menieres. I haven't had a vertigo attack since last year after three steroid injections. But my ear has been full and ringing for about two weeks now. Also does anyone experience changes, when the seasons change? Typically I feel better in the cold weather months then the warm weather months? 

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  • michael98270
    michael98270 bill03923

    Posted

    Are you sure it is MD? maybe TMJ? 

     

    • bill03923
      bill03923 michael98270

      Posted

      I've been through the ringer of dr.s I currently see an Otorhinolaryngologist at Penn. I've had Menieres for 7 years now. 

    • michael98270
      michael98270 bill03923

      Posted

      Always worth checking since TMJ is fixable.  I personally haven't found any exercises that help with fullness.  I find that the more my ear is ringing the more full it is. Water pills, etc never helps.  If you find something shout it out.

       

    • michael98270
      michael98270 nancy54628

      Posted

      Braces is the best way, you can get splints but they are only so so.  Also you can ice and the like.  But braces are the best way to fix your bite.
    • nancy54628
      nancy54628 michael98270

      Posted

      I have full dentures with spikes to hold them in place. My TMJ is far worse now.   The reason for the dentures was due to a so called 'hygienist NOT cleaning my teeth properly,I got an infection in uppers and lowers.  I also have cadaver jaw bones now thanks to her.  

      Had worn full in my youth  braces and tried the splint before. 

      Have also read somewhere that TMJ can cause Menere's.

        Thank you for the reply

    • chandra71
      chandra71 bill03923

      Posted

      Hi

      Do you have balance issue while walking and standing or in open / crowdy places ?

      I too  have MD for last one year.

  • tanney
    tanney bill03923

    Posted

    might be time for another series of steroid injections....particularly since they were effective for you for a year.  Also are you still eliminating salt from your diet.  I presume you are on betahistine....have you increased dose to see if that helps?

    Seasonal changes, allergies, non allergic rhinitis can all increase ear fullness.  Have you been seen by an allergist lately?

    • bill03923
      bill03923 tanney

      Posted

      I'm not on betahistine, I live in the U.S. and its never been given to me as an option. The diet could be better on my end, I get that, but I dont really have any specific triggers except for the seasonal stuff. It always is worse this time of year, then in the colder months. 

    • michael98270
      michael98270 bill03923

      Posted

      Betahistine is not available in the US, there is not enough evidence that it actually works more than a placebo.

       

    • tanney
      tanney michael98270

      Posted

      Betahistine is available in the US.  Any compounding pharmacy can make it for you as long as you have a prescription.  It's not covered by insurance however because it is not approved by FDA.  You are correct that there has not been sufficient scientific testing done in the US to prove betahistine works better than placebo.  The main reason for that is that there has not been much testing done at all in US on betahistine...and certainly not recently.  However, most folks who have meniere's disease that use betahistine (as attested to on this forum) indicate betahistine is extremely effective in minimizing or eliminating vertigo.  I can attest to that.  The main variable is to find the dose that best works for the individual....for most folks it is 48 mg/day but for others it may be higher.  Betahistine does not work for everyone but for those it does help it is a miracle drug.  I highly recommend any MD sufferer who has not tried betahistine do so asap.  Be patient, it does take time to work and as stated above you will likely have to reach at least the 48mg/day dosage for effectiveness.  Most neurotologists (ENT doctors who have sub specialty in inner ear diseases) will start a new patient on 12 mg/day and work up to the 48 mg dose.  This may take several months.  One of the problems we face in the US is most ENT doctors here do not know about betahistine....it appears that patients have to go to the neurotologist for expert advice on meniere's disease treatments....such as betahistine, steroid injections, gentamycin injections, etc.  My other recommendation is that if you have not been to a neurotologist and you have or suspect you have MD please see one asap.  A final comment about betahistine....do NOT take ORAL antihistamines while on betahistine (they neutralize it).  If you need antihistamines use only the ones that deliver the med via NASAL SPRAY.  Nasal spray delivered antihistamines do not circulate through the blood system and thus do not neutralize betahistine.  GOOD LUCK!

  • mark_93177
    mark_93177 bill03923

    Posted

    I don't know but I seem to get ear fullness when I am inside my house but when I am outside I don't feel it. Two ENT's have told me that I dont have MD

    • michael98270
      michael98270 mark_93177

      Posted

      I find that I get that whenever there is any background noise the fullness & ringing goes away.  But inside where it is quieter I can hear it.

  • david2salsero
    david2salsero bill03923

    Posted

    Hi Bill. One exercise that works for me is riding the bike trainer in my garage for about an hour at a high aerobic pace. It might be that the exercise increases blood flow while also allowing your body to secrete sweat and hence sodium. Also, have you eliminated food triggers? Tried a low sodium diet?
  • benjamin80326
    benjamin80326 bill03923

    Posted

    I know of no exercise that would avert the aural fullness.  I wish I did because I had such an experience this evening.  I just sat in my recliner concentrated on the news and it eventually went away.  I have tried to make sense of this meniere experience, and tried so many different avenues to detect what triggers it: yoga, alternative medicine, chiropractic, reiki, allergists.  Nothing has worked.  Perhaps the answer likes in a labrinthectomy.
    • david2salsero
      david2salsero benjamin80326

      Posted

      Ben you are correct. At this point I’m doing a few different things to keep my MM at bay. So exercise is one component but so is diet, sleep, and stress reduction. I want to avoid invasive procedures until I’ve exhausted every other option. Yes, my lifestyle is difficult to follow but with the effort.
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