TARA DYER
I AM A 43 YEAR OLD WOMAN JUST DIAGNOSED WITH MENIERE'S DISEASE. I HONESTLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY BEFORE MY DOCTOR TOLD ME MY SYMPTOMS WERE VERY NORMAL ONES FOR PATIENTS WITH MENIERE'S I HAD DREAMED OF HEARING NORMALLY AGAIN FOR SO LONG, I THOUGHT WHEN I WENT TO THE DOCTOR HE WOULD REMOVE THIS HUGE BALL OF WAX FROM MY EAR AND I WOULD MAGICALLY HEAR AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE ATTACK OF DIZZINESS TO THE POINT WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE AT ALL. I HAVE HAD NO VOMITING, BUT I AM SOMETIMES NAUSEOUS. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS MY STUFFY EAR AND NOISE THAT SOMETIMES DRIVES ME NUTS!!! I AM ON A LOW SALT NO CAFFINE DIET. ARE YOU FOLLOWING A SPECIAL DIET OF ANY KIND? I AM SO AFRAID THAT MY HEARING WILL GET WORSE. SOME PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO HAVE SO MANY ATTACKS OF THE SPINS AND VOMITING I GUESS SO FAR I AM LUCKY. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW YOU FEEL AND IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ME, I'D APPRECIATE IT.