What is Meniere's disease treated?

An inner ear disease. Meniere's disease is a condition in which there is excess fluid in the inner ear. The excess fluid disturbs the ear's balance and hearing mechanisms and produces a range of symptoms:

* Vertigo (a form of dizziness) * Tinnitus (abnormal sound or noise in the ear) hearing loss fluctuating * * A feeling of pressure or fullness in the ear due to fluid accumulation

Vertigo attacks usually occur in groups with different periods of remission (days to years) between attacks. Vertigo attacks can occur without notice and can not predict the severity of dizziness or how long it will last.

Tinnitus, distorted hearing and ear pressure often occur in conjunction with the vertigo. In the early stages of the disease, hearing returns to normal after an attack, but as the disease progresses measurable hearing loss is permanent.

Estimates vary, but around 90% of people with Meniere's disease have only one ear at diagnosis. About 50% of them may develop the disease in both ears.

Who gives Meniere? It seems that Meniere's is diagnosed around forty in the early fifties. It is rare that children are diagnosed. Unfortunately this is a time of life when people are busy with family and career.

Treatment Currently there is no known medical cure for Meniere. However, the improvement can be achieved to some extent through medication, diet, stress reduction, exercise programs, natural therapies and as a last resort, surgery. There are treatment options for acute attacks of vertigo, and the choices of the symptoms experienced and the prevention of further attacks.