Meniere's disease and headaches

[Julie177]

Hi, I'm a 32 year old female and I've recently been diagnosed as having Meniere's disease.  I have a roaring sound with lots of pressure in my ear while I'm sleeping, fullness and pressure in my ears, vertigo attacks (not sever enough to make me vomit just nausia).  My question is I also have been getting more headaches, sometimes they are stabbing pain, is this normal to those who have meniere's?  I've been getting headaches in the front of my head, but stabbing headaches towards the back.  thanks Julie

[seraphina520]

Your symptoms sound like a food allergy and/or histamine problem. Have you had allergy testing done or tried a low histamine diet? I have had similar issues and found that it was allergy related. Also have you tried an antihistamine to see if the symptoms were helped. Quercetin is another very helpful supplement. Helps with allergies and inflammation.

[angeleyes35238]

I have had this meniere's for what feels like forever and took long for the doctor's to figure it out.  I was sent to a ears, nose, throat specialist and that is who  diagnosed.  It first started when I was 27 I came home from work one night and ended up going to the hospital they were not sure what it was they told me to take gravol which in my case makes the condition worse.  So does the patch for motion sickness you wear behind your ears.   I have been to my cities biggest hospital which has a clinic that only deals with this.  They actually brought on an attack by shooting warm water into my ears and rocking the table I was laying on worst experience ever.  They gave me all the statistics and told me that I eventually could end up deaf from it and that if my episodes continue they would have to take my drivers license  I am now 40,  I went a period of five years with no attacks.  My attacks are the worst case I get so dizzy and vomit that I end up passing out.  I have three children and a life I find the best thing for me is Serc it really works once an attack starts it lessens the severity and the length of my episode it does not stop it from happening.  When this first started my episodes would last for five minutes then 1 hour and now they last for 7 days.  My last episode was 7 days long then had 8 great days and now I have the ringing and pressure in my ears constantly.  But I try to keep a positive outlook and hope eventually they will find a cure.....

[ree222]

Clark, YES the eyes move and people can see it if you have someone look at you when you are having an attack. It's all connect. I have had Meniere's for 33 years! I don't know if there is a med, I am going to the doc wed and ask if he as anything for that. I workl at a computer and it's he**. Good luck.

[ree222]

Wow, This is a site I just ran on to. I am a 50 year old woman and suffer from Meniere's. I had a ringing in my ear for 3 years, and then one day, the whole house flipped on me. I went down hard, right on the floor! I to have been take to the ER. I was taken, because I couldn't speak clearly to the crowd it happened in front of.I can hear eveyron's comments, yes even including, * is she drunk * I just can't speak ( My children know not to panic, and get me to a toilet )    I have had an endolymphatic mastoid shunt. I could hear out of my ear ( left ) for the first time in 10 years. ( yes I lived with it on antivert and diazapam) and then the hearing returned to the * bells and whistles and roaring)and again my hearing was * muffled *. I have suffered Greatly because of this terrible stuff. I am in search of the impossible when it comes to finding a cure, besides cutting out my inner ear, or a Nerve Section ( very very very dangerous ). Hang in there guys and gals,   I am a very optimistic woman, and my life must go on. HA! It's freaking hard!!!! ( that's my bad side speaking )Single, 50, dizzy when I walk, dizzy when I talk, when anyone talks , washing forks, or stacking plates after washing them. I feel like I need to be alone all the time. I can't even stand music when I am tender like this in my ear. Tender, that s a very good word to use I went to the John House clinic in California, tried all the herbs, and I really hated the Niacin! I know I have not inspired to many of you, by my complaining, but I feel like I can't walk right, think right, see right, talk right, and it
s the Meniere's Disease that has bless me, and I would love to know what this mediciation the first few women were talking about. Statrs with an s I think. Until then I will make the best outta it!!!  Good Luck
to Everyone, and I am SOOOOOOOOOOO glad that I have * friends * out here in Meniere's land.

[Clark913]

I'm slowly figuring out some of the symptoms that come along with Meniere's Disease. Aside from the vertigo-related blurs and blobs, has anyone noted vision problems related to flickering or reaction to repetitive visual stimuli?

I've begun noticing lately that I get "irritated" (mentally / emotionally) by objects in my sight that are repetitive. The other day my wife and I were at dinner and (for some reason) she was swinging her fork like a pendulum. Drove me nuts!! I began to realize that any kind of repetition of visual stimuli bothers me.

Anyone know anything about the relationship between Meniere's and NYSTAGMUS? I've got to ask my Doc about this on the next visit.

Eager to hear (pardon the pun) what anyone has to say.

[Clark913]

I'm slowly figuring out some of the symptoms that come along with Meniere's Disease. Aside from the vertigo-related blurs and blobs, has anyone noted vision problems related to flickering or reaction to repetitive visual stimuli?

I've begun noticing lately that I get "irritated" (mentally / emotionally) by objects in my sight that are repetitive. The other day my wife and I were at dinner and (for some reason) she was swinging her fork like a pendulum. Drove me nuts!! I began to realize that any kind of repetition of visual stimuli bothers me.

Anyone know anything about the relationship between Meniere's and NYSTAGMUS? I've got to ask my Doc about this on the next visit.

Eager to hear (pardon the pun) what anyone has to say.