Hereditary

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  1. maddigrace

    maddigrace New Member

    Can anyone tell me if Meniere's is hereditary??? Thanks
     
  2. Linda1002

    Linda1002 New Member

    Hello there and welcome!!

    Some think it is, but there is no proof.
     
  3. burd

    burd New Member

    In my case I have no doubts. My mom has it in the same ear, and her problems kicked in in her early 40's, when mine went into overdrive.
    Even though we don't have the same triggers, and hers is a relatively mild form of menieres, it is still a defect I believe we both share because of heredity. Otherwise it would be an extremely remote coincidence, and I just can't believe that.''
    Maddigrace, do you wonder if yours is inherited?
     
  4. sparksmith

    sparksmith New Member

    I have been told by a few that it is familial but not hereditary. It often seen in the same family but not necesarily from parent to child
     
  5. maddigrace

    maddigrace New Member

    Burd, Haven't been diagnosed yet. Had dizzy spells two years ago. Had an ENG test and had no reaction to warm or cold in my right ear. Had an MRI that showed no tumors etc. Spells were controlled with meclizine. My brother has suffered with Meniere's for 20 plus years. Finally had surgery.
    Anyway my dizzy spells went away but now I am struggling with ringing in my ear, nausea, and headache. Wondering if it is the beginning of Meniere's. Have appointment with neurologist next week. My brother never had headaches. Just trying to get all the info I can because it took him years to get diagnosed.!!!!
     
  6. sparksmith

    sparksmith New Member

    go see a neurotoligist if you can. Notice the T in there. they are specialist in vestibular conditions. a high tech ENT
     
  7. Linda1002

    Linda1002 New Member

    Yes, good idea.

    Also, might be MAV (migraine associated vertigo), or any number of other things.

    http://www.menieres.org/jacki/jackis70.htm
     
  8. gwyath

    gwyath New Member

    newbie here. also was wondering if child could get from a parent.
     
  9. Linda1002

    Linda1002 New Member

    Hello Marni and welcome -

    Some think so, but there is no proof. I'm the only one in my family with Meniere's.
     
  10. sparrow

    sparrow Guest

    My mother and her mother had tinnitus. Mom had balance and dizziness but it never caused her to slow down or put her to bed.

    Sparrow
     
  11. tucker

    tucker The Meniere's DVD Guy!

    My mom has MM, but not as severe now, probably in burnout, she really had it bad when she ws pg with all of us, neighbors thought she was drunk, actually called the police on her once.

    tuck
     
  12. feelbizarre

    feelbizarre New Member

    Recently found out there seems to be a large family history on my mother's side...some say MM some say MAV or a combination there of. So far it is me, my mother, her brother, my grandmother. her sister and one of her daughters but there may be others. Most have only minimal hearing loss. The other symptoms are more prevalent.
     
  13. KareBare

    KareBare New Member

    If it is MM I have I am the only one in my family. Lucky me. There is no one on either side of my parents that have this god awful disease. I have all the classic symptoms, tinnitus, hearing loss in low tones, and vertigo. Though I only get vertigo about twice a year. I have tried all the usual treatments, low sodium diet, diuretics (didn't help and made me feel lousy). If I could get over this chronic tired feeling I would have a brighter outlook on life.

    KareBare
     
  14. SMC

    SMC Look for the footprints in the sand......

    My dad has had "problems" with his ears for years. Although he has never been officially dx with MM I'm pretty sure that he has it. He's 76 now and can't hear but thank God he doesn't have the drop attacks.
     
  15. HeadNoise

    HeadNoise Invisible Me

    I've met a person (she used to post here before "The Crash") who is a twin, and her twin sister also has MM. The sister was dx first & crazy doc right off wanted to do a VNS. Now second sister is trying to find alternative treatments to something so invasive, so quick. I sure would be interested in a study on her family!

    BTW, both her and her sister are going to try to come to the KC get together in Nov. so maybe we will learn more about the hereditary aspect (if there is one).
     
  16. Erosangel

    Erosangel New Member

    My dad has MM and my daughter has already started showing symptoms.
     
  17. DougHa

    DougHa It is in God's hands

    Hi,
    I have been told that mm is familial not hereditary. It runs in families. I have an older sister who had a laby in her 45 year, a first cousin who had a laby in her 46th year and I had a laby on my 45th birthday. I also have another first cousin with mm and tow second cousins. I have one more first cousin and one second cousin that have some symptoms. I have nine siblings and two of us have mm. I have been told if you have mm there is a 30% chance that you children will have it. In my family there is a mother and daughter that have mm. My dad had a lot of hearing problems but was never dx with mm. Doug
     
  18. Leon

    Leon New Member

    It could be a family trait. Since I have been diagnosed, I have learned that my Dad had MM. I have a brother and a sister who have it, and my oldest daughter is starting to show symptoms (tinnitus).
    Leon
     
  19. charlesj

    charlesj New Member

    My mother had vertigo and had 2 or 3 drop attack situations. She was also very deaf. At that time we did not even know about MM but sometimes I wonder if that's what she had.
     
  20. cheese

    cheese New Member

    My mums dad had it .....and my mum has had a couple of vertigo episodes, but they were years apart

    It sort of throws the herpes/virus link out the window I think if other family members may have had it

    It seems unreasonable to think that a 1 in 1000 disease, by chance alone, could afflict several from the same family

    I wonder if it is a structual deformity, or a chemical deformity that is passed on through the generations.
     

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