sharp, localised head pain during an attack...

Hi Erin,

I heard somewhere that Menieres is closely linked with migraines.  Could you have been having a migraine?  I get focal migraines with funny lights and vision in my eyes but no headaches and so far, no headaches with any vertigo attacks.  As MD seems to be linked with what you eat, could you have eaten something that set you off?  I do the low salt, no caffeine, no alcohol diet which is rubbish as I can only sniff a glass of wine sadly.  What I wouldn't give for a nice gin and tonic on occasion, or a glass of cold pink wine.  Mmmmmmmm.  I can but dream.

Erin,

i I have had that same pain only above my right ear. I'm no expert but  I have looked around without much success trying find out what is going on. It does seem to be what is called in the area the Temporalis muscle. It looks like this is related to the mandular muscle. Which could bevsomehow be related to TMJ. They call all this muscular trigger points. Do you grind your teeth or find yourself clinchinging your jaw? Do you have stiff neck muscles? Another muscle that can cause vertigo is called the SCM muscle.mi think it attaches to the skull behind the ears. For me the pain above the ear started first then came the dizziness. But the pain above ear did not last long. Vertigo lasted 8 or so hours. There was vomiting and an ER visit as I had not had the pain or the vomiting in the past. Ultimately though for me the sub root of my vertigo was caused by allergies. So I'm really stumped by the pain above the ear. I can tell you though my neck is stiff, I have in the past grinded my teeth at night and still to this day clench and therefore tense my jaw muscles. Then if I look back over my shoulder for a minute or two then lok straight forward that will make me dizzy without the vertigo. Anyway maybe you can relate and eventually find the answer we are both looking for. 

Have a question for you Erin. Do you experience pressure in your ear?

Then what I plan to do is visit my regular doctor and see if he can recommend a physical therapist that does massage. I hope that way I can make insurance for pay for it. I looked into geting treatment for TMJ but the cost quoted went like this. Initial consultation, then four hours of testing to see if you have it. Then therapy for a total cost of $8,000 of which insurance would pay maybe a third if anything at all. I looked into treatment for TMJ and for those grinding a clenching it seems to come down to stress reduction and physical therapy and wearing a night guard. On the night guard sure it will protect your teeth and if needed realign your bite. But if your still grinding I can't see how that helps in preventing the vertigo. To protect your teeth a night guard can be bought off the store shelf boiled and fitted to your teeth. Then for clenching, I catch myself doing during the day. For tist I just place my tongue at the roof of my mouth just behind me front teeth. That relaxes the jaw. It takes practice but does work. Just have to not learn not to make the tongue press on the back of the front teeth! If I keep having problems in this area I'll have to seek professional treatment but not until I given all other options an honest try. I have also read that low level of seritonin can cause teeth grinding at night and then that gets deeper into why would one have low levels of seritonin. Anyway good luck!

Hi ,last week i found someone on faceebok who treat ménière by APITHERAPY he told me that he treated 3 person ago and the results was great they become normal person without vertigo i hope that will work for me too and will reply to get you more information sorry abbout my english