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Menieres Disease

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jenniferlyminge
jenniferlyminge

Dear all

I am new to this group but have been reading your posts today.

I am a retired lady of 66 and have had the dreded Meniers  for the past 5 years.

I get all the symtoms that have been listed and take the medication that has also been listed.

My last attack was on the night of 18 sep this year.

We where on Holiday with friends in Wales and had gone out for the last night to a pub for a meal which i was looking forward to.

Just to show how fast an attack can come on

We entered the pub at 5 30 so we could have our meal before the rush started or so I had thought.

The Bar was busy even at that time.

A lot of chatter

I sat down and the chatter sound seemed to get louder and louder.

We gave our order .

Then very loud music began to play above my head from a speaker.

A lady started to raise her voice to be heard over the music..

This sound got trapped behind my ear drum and the pressure started..

I started to get very hot and tried to keep swalowing.

The bar man then turned off the bar lights and came around and lit a candell on the table

This flickerd in front of my eyes and i became very deaf .

To top it all i then had a plate of food put in front of me which seemed to grow on the plate.

I could not see in the dark or hear .

I had to leave my husband and friends at this point and return to our rented cottage before i became very sick  

The time by this time was only 6 pm 

I had to go direct to bed where i felt dredfull

I had spoilt our last night out

But us Meniers folk have no control do we?

A night out and I fear maybe the last one 

I cannot put myself again into a dark .noise filled situation again

In future lunch out during the day .set outside in the open air

Has this situation rung any bells I bet it has.

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  • caryl73160
    caryl73160 jenniferlyminge

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    Well Jennifer, the only 'pills' I take daily in the morning are 1 x multi B vitamin, 3 x fish oil caps (1000), 1 x bio magnesium and 1 x Vitamin B12.   First thing in the morning I drink a cup of hot water with 1 - 2 tablespoons of organic apple cider vinegar to clear the system of phlegm (AMAZING STUFF), then a plate of porridge with 1/2 banana and then another cup of hot water with ORGANIC tumeric and cayenne pepper (about 1/4 tspn of each).  That is wonderful for circulation. I have eliminated bread from my diet completely and eat lots of veges and fruit from our garden................The exercises I have worked out that suit me are as follows. I do these as soon as I wake up;

    Sitting on a chair, raise eyes to the ceiling then to the floor 10 x times, then move eyes left to right x 10 times (don't move head).   Next, stretch arm out and focus on one finger, bring it close to your face then extend far away again 10 x times.  Next, turn head (don't move rest of body with any of these exercises) to the left then to the right as far as possible 10 x times.  Next, put chin down to chest then extend head right back 10 x times.  I then close my eyes and shake my head from left to right 10 x times (but not extreme - just what is comfortable).   Sounds a lot I know, but its just a routine I have been doing for at least the last 12 months and have had no vertigo since.  

    The ENT specialist advised me to try other 'extreme' exercises, which I duly followed for two weeks but they made me so much worse, hence I worked on finding my own 'remedy'.  I wish you well.  Caryl

  • jenniferlyminge
    jenniferlyminge

    Posted

    Many thanks for all your infomation ,very interested in the apple vinegar 
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