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Suggest Remedies For Severe Dizziness And Tinnitus While Treating Ménière's Disease

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Posted on Fri, 5 Feb 2016
Question: About 2 months ago I got the spins. Everthing felt like it was spinning I couldn't lay on my right side or turn my head to the right without feeling nausea.I went to the Dr. was told it was vertigo.Then about 2 weeks ago I got this buzzing sound in my left ear only and my ear feels full.I went to the Dr. again and she looked in ny earn told me I have Meniers and now I go see a ear Dr. not till April.Can this wait this long is there any test I should have in the mean tim?I have been taking nose sprays and a decongestant and drinking a lot of water is there anything else I can take or do while I wait 3 more months?
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (33 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Low salt diet/Diamox/Diuretics/Steroids

Detailed Answer:
Hi Jpazolijip,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

Electrocochleography(ECOG) can help demonstrate the elevation of inner ear pressure,which reflects Meniere's disease. However, it is preferable to get an ENT examination done first,which will act as a better guide to the investigations.

Low salt diet is an important component of the treatment and you can start following it right now.On to the medications-Diuretics,Diamox and steroids are commonly used.But,its better to start them once the diagnosis gets proved.

So,for now,you can shift on to low salt diet.For symptomatic benefit,you can take vestibular suppressants like meclizine or promethazine.

Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up else please close the thread,rate it and write a review.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)

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Suggest Remedies For Severe Dizziness And Tinnitus While Treating Ménière's Disease

Brief Answer: Low salt diet/Diamox/Diuretics/Steroids Detailed Answer: Hi Jpazolijip, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query. Electrocochleography(ECOG) can help demonstrate the elevation of inner ear pressure,which reflects Meniere's disease. However, it is preferable to get an ENT examination done first,which will act as a better guide to the investigations. Low salt diet is an important component of the treatment and you can start following it right now.On to the medications-Diuretics,Diamox and steroids are commonly used.But,its better to start them once the diagnosis gets proved. So,for now,you can shift on to low salt diet.For symptomatic benefit,you can take vestibular suppressants like meclizine or promethazine. Hope that I have answered your query.If you have some further questions,I shall be glad to have you in follow-up else please close the thread,rate it and write a review. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)