New here just been diagnosed.

Ears, nose and throat
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Thank you yes l am doing all you say and changing my lifestyle as well so watch this space, thanks for the reply.

Regards 

justin

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Yes l am finding out about the stress and migraines, just a shame my bosses don't see the same thing. Thanks.

Regards

Justin

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Cheers Bertman will let you know how l get on, thanks for the information.

regards

Justin

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Cheers Richard, the PTSD was caused by an unprovoked sustained physical attack that lays on his file as attempted murder, so after 25 years still lives with me. I agree with you about the tinnitus, it never goes and l can tell when an attack is coming as it goes mad, thanks for all the advice will keep you informed.

regards

Justin

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Thank you Greg lots of great advice, something to help with the anxiety would be great at the moment just need the GP the give it to me. Will keep you informed.

Regards

Justin

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cheers Louise l know where you are coming from with the red wine!!! The Betahistine is helping and, yes l am changing my lifestyle and diet so will keep you posted, thanks for the advice.

Regards

Justin

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Dear Justin

I am new to this forum & disease. Constant pain in my right ear with the statutory tinnitus. I long to shove a knitting needle in my ear to pop the blockage. Of course I wont .

In September last year I got flu virus & this came along as a result.

Having read your experience it made me cry. You have been though so much.

Isnt it incredible how I have taken my health for granted up until now. Some one some where please find a cure for us all.

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Betahistine didn't work for me. But a physiotherapist helped my vertigo. Might be worth a try. No more vertigo since first visit in 2016.

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High Justin,

i have a few tips that might help,

Ive sufferd md for 17yrs and have had endless attacks

and mild vertigo just walking about can be strange so i do

empervise with you..if i have an attack as you do in the early hours

it is incredibly frightning when every little move you make brings on the urge 

to throw up i have found that if i adress the fear straight away i can control

the urges to throw up..i slowly get my body level so im centred i.e not angled across

the bed..i reache for my buccal tablets which help to reduce the sickness and then

adress my breathing..breath slowly in the nose and out through the mouth this

helps with the anxiety symtoms i.e highper ventilating tight chest and cold sweats

that come from fear...remember to breath corectly i.e. your stomach should move 

up to the cielling and back done again and never into the chest just like a baby breathes

this may feel hard at first because the nose seems blocked but it is mearly your body

cutting down soes not to hyperventilate..then you need to calmly talk youself through the vetigo

by telling yourself (o.k. it is a menieres attack and it will pass as it always does.try to keep

your body dead still and as relacked as you can..im guessing that you already have an anxiety

disorder as i do from p.t.s.d...i have found stress is a big facter to M.D. it increases the tinnitus

and brings on the small attacks throughout the day so that to needs adressing so hears how i cope

with stress..again you will need to get yourself centred in your bed and adjust your breathing as i

said ..theni do some light exercises to release the pent up adrenaline caused by anxiety..

rember your not exercising but remembering how your bodyfeels relaxed..so i get centred in bed

then readjust my breathing then lift my right leg just enough to feel the wieght of it then let it drop and go

flabby then im concentrating on the feeling of when its relaxed..you move to the next leg do the same

also the left and right leg never really lifting them off the bed and rembering my breathing..you can

spend so much time feeling anxiety that the body forgets how to relaxed and that what we are trying

achieve..you may find youself wanting to cry also twiches or muscle spazems or even being frightend

because the feelings feels new to you this is simply the body going into standby..the body never really

shuts down completly thats how we fall asleep..also i tend to get intrucive thought they might be worries

of the day ..so i carry around an imagenry dumster when i close my eyes and put them all in it telling

myself to deal with them in the morning..this is like a light meditation technic and seems to calm my mind.

I hope all this info help and again breathing the right way is the best way to deal with fear by relaxing the

body fools the head in the flight or fight analogie and it calms the mind..i hope this helps it will take practice

so good luck and i wish you well....stev..

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Hello Stephen, Thank you for sharing with us, I have to agree with you meniere's attacks and stress go hand in hand. 

Bertman 

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Hi,  I too get right ear pain, sometimes both ears. For instance, I have a mild G.I. bug right now and ear pain with it!  It seems that whatever else is going on, the ear pressure increases every time.  Which makes everything worse.  I would just like to scream sometimes, as I'm sure others with this condition would too.  The inner ear is so exquisitely sensitive.  For me, a big trigger is lack of sleep and am totally out of commission the next day.  Yes, I too hope they can find a cure, or something that can reduce the misery we all go through!   Take care!