I use a regular cane. I thought a quad cane would trip me up faster. Maybe not! The reason I went with a cane was I fell down my front porch stairs and tore...
Bonne, I don't think a quad cane would cause you to trip more easily. If you live in snow country, it is the best kind to have. A regular cane is almost...
Thanks Sandy. I'm 60 years old soon to be 61. I didn't know or even think about snow. Thanks for that advice. I definitely will be shopping for a quad cane...
Gosh Bonne, unfortunately Menieres doesn't stop us from getting all the other aging problems. One positive thought on the gallbladder surgery. I had high...
I had a discussion today with Allsup regarding my SSDI claim. Suffice it to say that so far I'm somewhat underwhelmed with Allsup based on their initial ...
Hi Roland! I can't comment on the legalities of the SSDI or Allsup but I do have some experience with "repeat ENGs" and as to why, atleast doctors, want...
Hello everyone, It's been pretty quiet in the group lately, so I thought I would do an update on my situation. As I have previously reported, I saw Dr Hain in...
Thank you, Leonard for the update. I just decided to go back on betahistine after being off of it for a year. I haven't had many attacks since then, but I...
Hi Leonard, Thanks for the update. I recently went to have an audio test and results were all in the normal range. There was a very slight issue with my left...
Leonard...Thanks for the info, it does help to tell us ones who are waiting for appointments and finances to have these tests to hopefully get some relief!!!...
Kat, All those test are important, but have you seen a neuologist? A neurotologist would be even better. I got the following definition on the net: An...
Hi Kat, I would also check up on your ENT, some are otologist/neurotologists and people don't realize it. Mine is and people refer to him as an ENT because he...
Hope I can get some answers here. I walked out to my garage, yesterday and was hit in the eyes by the glare of sunlight on my cars mirror. This immediately...
You are not alone! As far as I know I do not have bilateral Meniere's but I do get Meniere's induced migraines that affect my vision for sometimes days. It...
Joan, thank you so much for responding. I have suffered from Menieres for a very long time and the different things that have happened are just unbelievable. I...
I have the ocular migraines also. Very interesting that all the testing turned out normal and was done while having the migraine. Any caffeine will cause me to...
Thanks to you Karen for responding. I am feeling better today. Do you see a specialist in Missouri? I was curious as I am planning on seeing a Menieres...
This is very interesting. Cathy ... From: analytical_49734 <analytical_49734@...> To: menieresdiseaseclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 8, 2007...
No I have not seen a specialist other than a neurologist I was sent to prior to my Medicaid disability hearing. It was in KC and was a very brief exam. My...
Hi, Karen - I have trouble sleeping when my tinnitus is loud. I find that if I have a small bowl of cereal it'll get my blood sugar up a bit and the tinnitus...
Thanks for that info Cathy. I went to my family doctor yesterday. My blood pressure has returned to normal. I think I had just had too little sodium those...
Cathy,,,This group is just so informative...You are not alone with this...I was wondering if any one else had all these crazy synptoms..most just act like we...
Cathy..Just a thought...the zig zags of flashing light with your vision problems, Have you been to the eye dr for a check of your retina's?? I have had two...
Katie, I saw my opthomologist today for this problem. He dilated my eyes and told me there is no problems with the retina. So, to me this was a big relief. He...
Hi, Cathy - How have your heart problems been attributed to Meniere's? What's the process there? I've never heard of this before. Is it the stress the...
let me ask theis then since we are throwing in eye doctors... a few years ago before my diagnosis of Menieres my eye doc said the pressure was real high in my...
I don't know how old you are but you could have cataracts. I have them and will have surgery when they're ripe enough. :-) Vision can be worse at night from ...
yes he said I am a good canidate for cataracts later I am only 42 but he said they were real bad....but can fuzzy seeing come form Menieres????? I have heard...
Meniere's is a condition of the inner ear. I suppose if vertigo and vomiting are violent enough, it could have a temporary effect on the vision. But cataracts ...
