Can you tell me anything about the prognosis and treatment on Meniere's Syndrome?
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Treatment for Meniere's disease is directed at ending or reducing the frequency and severity of attacks. Treatment includes: \n\nmedication\nchange in diet\nregular exercise\nstress reduction techniques
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Dear Crystal***\n\nI have very low blood pressure, anaemia  and before anyone says eat this and eat that, I have always had low blood pressure, anaemia and constantly (seasonal), have sinus attacks.. So much so I had to have x2 operations to clear the right and the left sinus passages.  etc, etc.\n\nI have always had to take iron tablets, which combat the dizzy and tired feelings.  The minute I do not take the tablets, and monthly vitamin B injections, I start the dizzy / tired feelings again.  \n\nBy the way, are you a small lady.  I am 41kg and 5ft3".  Small lady's are most likely to suffer from low blood pressure.  You must also take an extremely good vitamin tablet and caltrate plus for your bones etc.  DAILY.\n\nand,  having sinusitus (chronic) leaves you feeling "drunk", lightheaded, because of all the congestion.  Big worry is when your nose (the gooeeeeeyyyy stuff inside) cannot be "blown" out.\nYou need to get homeopathic drops to be taken daily, called Sambuccus Comp. Drops "Weleda".  I don"t know if you can get this where you are.  I use it daily.   It definately relieves your sinus, and relieves the dizzy, vertigo feeling.  If it does not you must be referred to an ear, nose and throat specialist by your doctor.\nlove peppa-anne\n**p.s.  do try vit. B and iron tab's.
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sudden hearing loss syndrome
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I'm really sorry to hear that - labyrinthitus is a horrid thing to have.  It's almost impossible to explain how miserable it is to someone unless they've had something similar.\n\nI had labyrinthitus for a year, with vertigo episodes for over two years.  It was triggered by a viral infection, so antibotics were useless - I had to wait it out, which was a complete nightmare.\n\nDuring that time, I learnt a few tricks to cope with it, which I hope you'll find useful.\n\n- If you are in the acute phase of the illness, accept the anti-nausea medication from the doctor.  I found Scopolamine particularly effective, although it did make me incredibly drowsy.  \n- Crystallised ginger really helped with the nausea and is a good way of getting over the sickness with taking strong medication.\n- Take your time getting out of bed in the morning.  The sudden change from lying down to standing can make you feel incredibly ill.  The same is true of getting up suddenly from sitting.\n- Try avoiding watching the television.  I found sudden camera movements and focus changes triggered severe dizzy spells.\n- Even if you feel OK, wait a couple of days to confirm that your labyrinthitus has definately passed before walking up or down stairs upright.  You may get a sudden dizzy spell and take a fall.\n- There are exercises that you can do to accelerate the compensation process following labyrinthitus.  One recommended to me by my ENT consultant was the Brandt-Daroff exercise for vertigo.  It had an amazing effect on my symptoms and I would strongly recommend it although beware that it is actually quite hard to force yourself to do it at the start.  The secret is to build the number of repetitions up slowly and listen to your body, but it can significantly reduce the length of your labyrinthitus attack.  A good website for a description of how to do the Brandt-Daroff exercises is below.
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That's not a normal thing, you shouldn't be getting dizzy like that!  I highly doubt it is cancer, it's more likely blood pressure related, has the doctor checked that out?  Also ear problems are big problems in making people dizzy, fluid in the middle or inner ear, Menierres not sure how to spell that, can make you have dizzy attacks as well.  Do you have sinus problems or allergies?  do you swim much?  You need to go back to the doctor or find another one that will listen to you, and check things out but you'd have much more symptoms than dizzyness from cancer.  I have a friend who's hubby has lung and brain cancer.  He has times when he can move because his head hurts so bad, blurred vision, nausea, light hurts his eyes, and so on.
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VERTIGO!!! THis is an illness of the inner ear, and I think that's exactly what you have. Meclizine is the best thing you can get over the counter (I believe it is found in the name brand Dramamine). There are some Rx only meds as well. I would talk to my doctor!\n\nFrom WEBMD.COM:\n\n"Vertigo is a feeling that you or your surroundings are moving when there is no actual movement. You may feel as though you are spinning, whirling, falling, or tilting. When you have severe vertigo, you may feel very nauseated or vomit. You may have trouble walking or standing, and you may lose your balance and fall. "\n\nSound like you?
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Sounds like it might be a perilymphatic fistula; which is a rupture of the tissues of the inner ear, and the symptoms are similar to Meniere's.   I also recommend a Neurotologist as your next consultation.
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vertigo is the feeling that you or your environment is moving when no movement occurs. Imprecisely called dizziness, the term vertigo is the specific term used to describe an illusion of movement. Unlike nonspecific lightheadedness or dizziness, vertigo has relatively few causes.\nertigo can be caused by problems in the brain or the inner ear.\n\n    * Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common form of vertigo and is characterized by the sensation of motion initiated by sudden head movements.\n\n    * Vertigo may also be caused by inflammation within the inner ear. This is known as labyrinthitis. This condition is characterized by the sudden onset of vertigo and may be associated with hearing loss.\n\n    * Meniere disease is composed of a triad of symptoms: episodes of vertigo, ringing in the ears, and hearing loss. People have the abrupt onset of severe vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, as well as periods in which they are symptom-free.\n\n    * Acoustic neuroma is a type of tumor causing vertigo. Symptoms include vertigo with one-sided ringing in the ear and hearing loss.\n\n    * Vertigo can be caused by decreased blood flow to the brain and base of the brain. Bleeding into the back of the brain is known as cerebellar hemorrhage and is characterized by vertigo, headache, difficulty walking, and inability to look toward the side of the bleed. The result is that the person's eyes gaze away from the side with the problem. Walking is also extremely impaired.\n\n    * Vertigo is often the presenting symptom in multiple sclerosis. The onset is usually abrupt, and examination of the eyes may reveal the inability of the eyes to move past the midline toward the nose.\n\n    * Head trauma and neck injury may also result in vertigo, which usually goes away on its own.\n\n    * Migraine, a severe form of headache, may also cause vertigo. The vertigo is usually followed by a headache. There is often a prior history of similar episodes but no lasting problems.\n\nMedical Treatment\n\nThe choice of treatment will depend on the diagnosis.\n\n    * Vertigo can be treated with medicine you take by mouth, through medicine placed on the skin (as a patch), or drugs given through an IV.\n\n    * Specific types of vertigo may require additional treatment and referral:\n\n          o Bacterial infection of the middle ear requires antibiotics.\n\n          o For Meniere disease, in addition to symptomatic treatment, people might be placed on a low salt diet and may require medication used to increase urine output.\n\n          o A hole in the inner ear causing recurrent infection may require referral to an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialist for surgery.\n\n    * In addition to the drugs used for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, several physical maneuvers can be used to treat the condition.\n\n          o Vestibular rehabilitation exercises consist of having you sit on the edge of a table and lie down to one side until the vertigo resolves followed by sitting up and lying down on the other side, again until the vertigo ceases. This is repeated until the vertigo is no longer inducible.\n\n          o Particle repositioning maneuver is a treatment based on the idea that the condition is caused by small stones in the inner ear. Your head is repositioned to move the stones to their normal position. This maneuver should be repeated until the abnormal eye movements are no longer visible
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I was wondering if it could be an inner ear infection since that would affect balance, but you say you've been to the ear doctor. All those tests and they can't find anything?\n\nA lady I know told me she had vertigo, which causes dizziness and loss of balance, but it seemed like there wasn't any effective treatment for it.  I just did a search on vertigo and came up with this, maybe it will help you:\nhttp://www.drdaveanddee.com/dizziness.html
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There is no curative treatment.\n  1.To modify the course of the disease: A)Non specific immunosupresants. B )  Cytokines and cytokine inhibitors.\n  2.a) Acute relapse: Corticosteroids and b)ACTH \n  3. Symptomatic treatment : i) Spasticity - In severe spasticity intrathecal medicine  Local nerve block \n      ii)For tremors INH with pyridoxine , etc.iii0 PAROXYSMAL SYMPTOMS _CARBMAZEPINE. IV) CHRONIC DYSAESTHETIC PAIN -Antidepressants. v) urinary frequency and urgency _vi) Nocturia vii) Fatigue -are all treated with medicines.
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It may be caused by an inner ear infection or one of several inner ear or balance disorders.  Some forms of vertigo will disappear on their own within six months.\n\nTreatment of vertigo depends on the underlying cause, so proper diagnosis is critical. \nMedications include:\nmeclizine (Antivert, Bonine, Dramamine, Meclicot, Medivert) \ndimenhydrinate (Calm X, Dinate, Dramamine, Dramanate, Hydrate, Triptone) \npromethazine (Anergan, Antinaus, Pentazine, Phenazine, Phencen, Phenergan, Phenerzine, Phenoject, Pro-50, Promacot, Pro-Med 50, Promet, Prorex, Prothazine, Shogan, V-Gan) \nscopolamine (Transderm-Scop) \natropine \ndiazepam (Diastat, Diazepam Intensol, Dizac, Valium)
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i highly suggest you consult a doctor instead of the internet for information like this. much of the prognosis of stroke depends on how focused and guided your rehabilitation program is.
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I got to laugh, doctors after many years of schooling always forget that your balance center is in your inner ear and they always try to look for every possible cause for dizziness but they always over look the main source. There is a good chance that you may have Meniere's disease which is a condition which has to do with your vestibular balance in your inner ear and when somthing throws it off you get dizziness, usually it appears in spells, its not constant. I was recently diagnosed with it after getting dizzy spells for almost 5 years and I also went through tests after tests.
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The doctors may wait to make sure that they retrieved all of the tumor before going forward with any other measures.  I dont know what the effect on his balance, etc. will be, but he can have his inner ear reconstructed.  I know someone who has had both of his ears done and hears more now than he has in years.\n\nGood luck to him.
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Any sudden hearing loss should be evaluated by an Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose & Throat) ASAP - the sooner you treat it, the more effective treatment will be.  Be as detailed as possible with your history and symptoms, especially medications, headaches, dizziness, tinnitus (noises in the ear).\n\nThe Piroxicam website says to contact your physician immediately if you experience ringing in your ears, but doesn't mention hearing loss:\nhttp://www.piroxicam.com/product_info_7.htm\n\nPotential causes could be an unrelated build-up of ear wax, or fluid in the middle-ear space behind the ear drum; or it could be an inner ear problem which may require antibiotic and/or steroid treatment.  \n**Again, it is crucial to get a prompt, accurate diagnosis, so see and Ear Specialist and make sure the evaluation includes a complete audiological evaluation to aid in diagnosis, and compare after treatment.**  \n\nCall your primary doctor and/or insurance company to find a specialist in your area that participates with your insurance, and call around to find one who can see you tomorrow morning, if at all possible.  Good luck, I hope you feel better soon!
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I am sorry to say that it doesn't appear that this can be cured (although I am not a doctor):\n\nExpectations (prognosis)    \nThe disorder will continue to progress, though at a very slow pace. Complete blindness is uncommon\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001029.htm#Expectations%20(prognosis)
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It's called Tinnitus.  You should see an MD to determine the cause.  That will determine your treatment, and yes it is curable.