As I am sure everyone knows that salt and Meniere’s
disease don’t mix very well. From the very start of my Meniere’s problems I
have been told about the connection between the fluid in the inner ears and the
challenge that it presents to your balance. As I have written in the past that
even with a low sodium diet I still had vertigo episodes, fortunately there are
some folks who have had success with a low salt regiment. I received a comment
from Liz the other day about just that…
My name is Liz, I am 24. I
have been suffering with MD since I was 13 years old for a while no one could
diagnose what was going on with me. By the time I was a senior in high school
they pegged me with MD. I had a long stretch during college when I did not get
one attack. However last year I had my first child. After that I started
getting attacks every day. I went to an ear specialist; he put me on triamterene
and a low/no sodium diet. Knock on wood I have not had an attack since. The
diet is VERY restricting, but it is worth it not to have a disabling vertigo
attack. Start looking at all of your labels and try to keep your intake per
food item/ ingredient, under 50 mg of sodium.
Liz
makes a wonderful point about reading the labels on the food that you eat. You
will be surprised at all the sodium that is found in processed foods and it can
be a real challenge to stay on a diet that restricts the amount of salt
intake.
I
will add that the triamterene hctz which is a diuretic seems to helpful for me.
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Hi all... I have a question. I have been following along for a while now and I keep reading about the tinnitus and hearing loss, both of which I have. But I haven't seen anyone mention hyper-acusis. Basically a sensitivity to sound in the affected ear. When I feel the fullness coming and the tinnitus start, I usually get a very bad case of hyper-acusis. Has anyone else had this? It always passes after an attack (along with the tinnitus and fullness). Thanks! Matt
ReplyDeleteI do get this, Matt. My bad (left) ear is extremely sensitive to loud noises, and I frequently have to tell my husband to speak more softly, because his voice really resonates. Loud and sudden noises can be downright painful. A noisy restaurant can be total misery.
DeleteI haven't mentioned it on this blog because I suppose the other symptoms have seemed more noticeable!
Thanks Peggy!! It is nice to know someone else has the same. I mean I hate that you have it but... I even go so far as to wear an earplug in that ear when it gets really bad. Thanks for responding!
ReplyDeleteThere are times I end up pressing a finger over the little flap in front of the ear opening (tragus, I think) to block sound somewhat; that makes noise a bit less painful. But I avoid noisy places very deliberately because of this problem. Maybe ear plugs are next, but I find them rather painful, too, so I don't have a great solution yet.
DeleteI get this too from time to time, specially leading up to a vertigo attack, if i pass through the kitchen and someone is doing the dishes, my head feels like it's going to exploid and that i have to get out of there ASAP.
ReplyDeleteAlso sometimes have to ask people to talke more quietly, I'm afraid I don't always ask it in a very polite way, because the pain to my head just drives me crazy at that time, i always say i'm sorry if i didn't ask it really nice, but they also understand how i feel.