Today was another day of vertigo. I have been so good with my salt intake and medications. Living 15 years with this and don't know what else to do. I am scared to get into the car with my girls and on pins and needles of when the next episode is going to happen. Does anyone have any success stories of surgery? I am going to talk to my doctor about surgery options this week.

I have had Meniers for 23 yrs-hearing gone on left side and now moved over to right side and on bad days, hearing at 38% understandability-good days 80%. Balance attacks coming at least once a day-was taking valium and meclazine to control- walking around in a fog. Had 3 steroid injections and they did not touch the balance but made the good hearing days more frequent, so that was good. Finally doc said no more shots and prescribed Klonopin taken 1 a day for 2 wks, then incr to 2 for 2 wks then 3 if needed so it builds up in system over time.

Since this is my first day and have not taken any medication as of yet I have a quesitions.......

Since my first experience was in the middle of the night that started with terrible noise in my head then moving on to the vomit etc..etc.. I ended up in an ambulance at 3:30am and was hospitalized for 1 1/2 days.

I'm just afraid if this happens again what do I actually do? Do I go back to the hospital? Just continue to vomit with hopes of this stopping along with the noise?

Any/all comments are appreciated.

Thank you

This is my first day of being given the diagnosis of Menieres and have no clue what to expect. Has anybody dealt with this using natural product/organic, acupunture? Should I sStart a salt free diet? Excercies...how is this done, and what are the best/worst excercies...can you do yoga?

What about driving? I'm afraid to get in my car?

Not sure how to wrap my hands around this? Does anyone think this is a stress related disease?

Thank you

I would really like to know anyone's experiences with acupuncture as it relates to this disorder?

I have been a support board user for another concern for some time and it has been a big help. I thought I would try a Menire's support board because I really would like more information for this disease which I have had for about 3 years. The first year I noticed the symptoms I was bounced around from doctor to doctor until one finally suspected Menires. I was sent to the Otology Group at Vanderbilt University where I got the definite diagnosis. I was told very little about what I could do about Menires other than ditch the salt and learn to relax. Wow, tough to do.