I cured myself of Menieres

Lisa,

Exhaust non-invasive prior to invasive. That and acknowledging the truth of the experiences of folks who have successfully treated Meniere's symptoms. That's really all it is. Medical science does not do that. In a nutshell, for you.

I am glad that you have the positive experience you have. You are one of the few, at least one of the few who post. The vast majority of folks who post who have taken the route you have are not well, not well at all. And they never were given the information that there were non-invasive options available. That is the crime of it all, in my opinion.

Understand now?

 

Yes, that's my main concern too Hank. The things that worked so beautifully for me were never mentioned in my visits to Doctors/Specialists. And I'm most certainly not the only one to have noticed this.

Lee.

 

Hank, your "understand now?" seems condescending to me. I have understood all along. I just don't agree with a lot of the information you provide. But that is not why I posted, to argue with you. I am not asking you to convince me of something. I have a lot of knowledge about mm, I don't need you to explain anything to me.
Alternative methods should surely be tried. But there is no one answer that will work for everyone, this is my theme here but I am not going on anymore after this. THIS is the definition of menieres-it does not respond to one thing for everyone. There are many, many, many who have gotten relief from the vns and laby. The success rates of these procedures are over 95%+ (reference: Dr. Rauch videos in our database as well as many other sources). If you can do other less invasive means to control your mm then by all means you should do them. BUT also, you must remember that there are a lot of problems that cause mm like symptoms that are not MM. All the more reason to try these methods, to rule out other causes. But please be very, very careful to say that those who have gone my route are not very well at all. That is a false statement and the research backs me up. Surgery is a very good option for many. I agree it shouldn't be the first try, but it is a godsend to those it helps. Many are helped by alternative methods. Many also are NOT. Lisa

 

I think all of us who feel like at long last we found relief want in the worst way to share that in hopes that it will help someone else even if it is just one. I feel that way about the antivirals that helped me. I know everyone else who has found relief and/or healing feels the same and good for us for wanting to share. But I know that it is only a percentage that will be helped by antivirals 1% ? 10% ? 50 % ? I have no idea. But my brain and experience - and I too have some unwanted but necessary experience in this area - tells me that for some surgery is the route to return to normal life as are things like DBL, chiropractic, John of Ohio's regime and more. And if what I am doing ceases to work I will most definitely be trying any and all of them in the order that makes sense to me at that time.

Let's all keep sharing what works and keep respecting everyone's right and obligation to make their own decisions for themselves. None of this sharing works without mutual respect.

 

I do not use walkman, or the cell phone for too long - that also triggers tinnitus in me.
I have also studied that the electromagnetic fields created by using handsfree/cordless telephones/cell phones harm the brain.

One other thing that I wanted to share - I used to get a lot of mucus in my throat and instead of spitting it out I used to swallow it . This was before I was diagnosed with Meneires. Please do not do the mistake I did, my body started eliminating mucus by depositing it in the inner ear instead. I also used to hold back on going to urinate. Again a stress on the bladder and the body. many times we do things "regularly" and it adds up to a lot of problems later on.

 

Rick,
I was just tested 2 weeks ago for a grueling 5 hour glucose/insulin test for MM (the old fashioned way, as I requested after my research). Are you saying that there's a chance this test can come up negative and I can still have an intolerance to some of the foods you mentioned, such as potatoes, etc.?
Thanks.

 

Lisa, mine was a direct question related to your previous post where you said:

But now you say, "I have understood all along. I just don't agree with a lot of the information you provide."

What are folks to bring back from your two statements here. Either you were not sincere with your first comment, or you are not sincere with the second. From where I sit, it is difficult to tell which of your comments is true to your point of view and which is false. Either way, unless you changed minds in the meantime, you were not being straight with me. And when you indicated that you could not understand my post, a post that is really pretty plain in its meaning, that statement made me wonder if you were being straight with me. Now I know that you were not. So if on your part you detected some condescention, please know that it was not originally intended, but in retrospect certainly seems warranted.

Regarding the remainder of your comment to me, I cannot imagine why you felt the need to tell me that 'alternative methods should surely be tried. But there is no one answer that will work for everyone.' Well of course that is true. I have never said anything to the contrary. Why would you feel the need to remind me of something that is so elementary? You should be able to tell from my responses that I do read your posts. I understand your posts. So if you are going to respond to me, I would ask that you do the same favor for me. If you are going to respond to one of my posts, please read it, understand it, and respond to something I said, not something I didn't say. That's only fair, wouldn't you think? My point, once again, a point to which you have not yet responded, is that non-invasive treatments should be exhausted prior to undergoing invasive treatments at all. Inherent as a supporting comment to that point is that medical doctors should do their homework, research these non-invasive treatments, and therefore understand that non-invasive treatments have indeed been successful in treating Meniere's symptoms. If they understand that, and embrace that, they will as a consequence naturally do right by their patients and send them on a journey, armed with the medical knowledge available and also with the knowledge that there are valid non-medical treatments that should be undertaken before they agree to be sliced open. What I say here is rarely if ever done by members of the medical community. I believe that is wrong of them. That is because invasive treatments change the nature of the tissues, forever. If a non-invasive treatment could have worked prior to changing the nature of the tissues, it very well might not afterward. Therefore invasive treatments should be a last resort, always, always, always. I said, "always." Now, if you disagree with that point, I am glad to explore it with you. But please, if you want to disagree, disagree with what I actually wrote, not something I did not write. That just wastes everybody's time.

And presently, I assure you that I do mean to sound condescending. I do however mean to sound truthful.

Hank

 

...The test you had (5Hr OGTT) can test for Hyperglycemia (diabetes) and Hyperinsulinemia (metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, pick a name), and maybe others that I don't know about. The way I understand things, If they only checked your glucose levels during the test, then all they can diagnose is diabetes. If they also checked your insulin levels then they can diagnose insulin resistance.
...So its possible to test negative for hyperglycemia but test positive for hyperinsulinemia. It's the latter that causes the hypoglycemia (which caused some of my vertigo attacks) and is treated with diets based on the Glycemic Index.
...Hope that answered your question.
Rick