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My life has changed a lot since the bad start of menieres 11 months ago now. I've not worked in all that time lost my job I was doing for 25...

I've had pulsatile tinnitus alongside the constant high pitched tone from time to time.

I did attend ENT for for physical therapy but they said my my balance wouldn't change much and there wasn't a lot I could do but get along with it...

@Jkph75 They could only guess that I was born deaf due to my mother having a 52 hour bad labour and the stress on me that would have caused, once...

I was born deaf in my right ear which they found out I was at the age of 6/7 when I had my first school hearing test. it never really seemed to...

JAJ You sound like me I tend to laugh at everything it seems easier. My eye sight like yours is awful at times. I had them tested only 8 months...

No I didn't think you were minimising my MD lol. You have to look at it in a lighthearted away at times or you'd end up so depressed all the time...

It's not been a bundle of laughs being 50 so far lol. I got MD a month after my 50th birthday. Typical

@Jkph75 my deaf ear was fine as far as I know at first but now it has the same problems as my good one at the same time. Fullness. Earache hot...

After nearly 9 months now I'm still going through all the symptoms there's been no let up, I'm already deaf in one ear and menieres started in my...

In all honesty I'm not too bad first thing in the mornings after a good 7 hour sleep, but it's totally the opposite if I drop off for a cat nap,...

I'm only guessing that seeing as it's been 7 long months with all the symptoms of MD, that my body's starting to get used to how to cope with it...

I'm sure it won't get so bad that it will disable you completely, it does eventually get to a point where your body will get used to the problems...

Like the two of you I've been deaf in one ear since probable birth or very early age. I read completely deaf people say we're lucky as we have...

I know what you mean Mand about not telling anyone. I hardly told anyone only very close people to me that I was hard of hearing and just muddled...

@Mand b Hi No I haven't had balance testing done, I've always had bad balance in the deaf ear but coped as I was used to it however in the past...

Hi again Mand b Answers to your earlier post I don't get many good days to be honest but as times go on I don't get too many really bad one,...

Hi Mand b I'm going to reply to your message later today, I'm a bit tied for time at the moment but just wanted to let you know I will be replying...

@Mand b Hello just to let you know I'm in the same boat as you. Suffering with the same symptoms and yes been deaf in one ear since birth like...

So sorry to hear that Glynis I genuinely hope it eases off very soon for you. And I'm usually on here bending your ear for help myself. Let us...

Hi Glynis I hope you beginning to feel a bit better now. Hope the Christmas and new year period weren't too stressful on the MD. Mine was pretty...

Hi Glynis Thanks for the comments My manager is coming out to see me Tuesday after having my occ health report' and obviously wants to discuss...

I'm pretty much new to MD myself so I'm learning as I go along. I'm not sure if there is much you can do as yet, but you could try the usual tips...

Hi Glynis As you said Occ Health were very good and understanding. Unfortunately it doesn't hold out so good for my job, the difficulty of not...

Hi Jae Is it just hearing loss or do you suffer from any other of the problems associated with MD. I've read many others say that reducing salt...

Glynis you're a Star. Thank you.

I'm glad you said that Glynis. I heard a rumor that they aren't always very understanding and not always clued up on vestibular conditions like MD...

Hi all I'm still on same medication as I feel very slowly the symptoms are decreasing each attack either seems less harsh and doesn't last as long...

Thanks Glynis Good tip there. I will let you know how Monday goes next week.

Hi all. well still had a fairly bad last two weeks I'm back to the doctors again Monday coming. I think he mentioned about getting vestibular...

I've been deaf in one early all or most of my life up until then age of about 20 I was fairly fine with music. Since then I never listen to it to...

Thanks Glynis. I enquired to the wrong people lol. I went bus company and it should have been council. So them next. Again it's only to see if I...

Hi Glynis I had my last docs appointment. I'm still on Serc 3x 16mg a day. And found out that Ménière's is now officially on my medical notes....

Thanks for the replies Glynis and Teri I've had a pretty bad week this week with it all, tinnitus had gone fairly quiet in past 2 or 3 weeks, it...

Well after yesterday's fall I feel I've gone two steps back again I've felt drained today and very heady and wobbly. Good job I've not been back...

Thanks Teri. I did think it was a bit weird. If it's not one thing it's another, I've been of work for virtually 3 months with this last attack...

Hi Glynis Is it usual with Menieres to get leakage from one ear. The strange thing is the menieres has been attacking my left working ear but...

Hi all Quick update. The Mir scan results have come back as normal. So I guess it's more of an indication that is is Menieres as they would have...

MRI scan done just got to wait for results now. Just to see if there is any thing else wrong with me. I assume if nothing else shows up its more...

Thanks Teri Yes it's all only just new to me really. Even though I've had it for 3 years or so, I just thought until now it the giddiness etc was...

Hi Teri Over a year. That sounds like a real drag.... Makes my 8 week stint seem nothing to yours lol. I thought the symptoms after an attack...

Forgot to say the head where it's so sore throbs when I've tried myself out. After walking the dog for 20/30 mins or if I'm a passenger in a car...

Can any one explain why after nearly 8 weeks of a bad attack I'm still plagued with problems, I have very sore head pains from the back of the...

Thanks Glynis. Even though I now know I've had Ménière's for about 3 years it's only really now in past 7 weeks really affected me. I shrugged...

One other thought. Anyone here know if I need to tell the DVLA of my condition my specialist I saw said no. But I'm sure I saw you need to ? I...

Thanks Glynis Yes I'm on Betahistine 3x 16mg. Been off work for 7 weeks now and another 8 to come due to all the usual symptoms with Ménière's...

Hi Teri I just had appointment now with the specialist and conformation on Ménière's disease now. Mir scan to follow to check for possible tumours.

Hi all. No other person in my family as far as I know have had ear problems. I was born or from very early age with a deaf right ear, apparently...

Finally got the ENT appointment through 4 weeks time. My tinnitus still remains it's been pretty much every day for past month nearly. Although...

Hi. Yes still awaiting an ENT appointment, if I think I'm still unfit for work by the end of this week I will have to visit the doctors again so I...

Last two days hasn't been so bad which is good. I'm still experiencing problems for example hearing in the affected ear is muffled and still has a...

Hi. Not as such suddenly it happened about 3 years ago first. I suddenly started spinning out for a few hours and couldn't stand. This happened...

Hi all I think I might have MD, I've been recently suffering with the usual symptoms. Dizziness feeling sick. Full sensation in ears. Tinnitus,...