Dead right!
Yesterday I wobbled to the end of the street with my walking stick to post a letter and this woman came towards me and I nearly lost my balance (combination of operation to left ear and me not concentrating on walking - why do people laugh when I tell them that??!!)
Anyway she said "Oh, are you ok?"
I told her -" Yes, it's just my Meniere's playing up"
"Oh, you need to see someone about that"
Well that was all I needed - She got the lot!
I told her - " I've seen the top specialist in Leicester - the late great Jim Cook, I'm on the drugs, had Gentamicin Op, I'm on low salt, no caffeine diet, My dad had it from the age of 26 to two days before he died.
There is no cure - oh wait, yes, death stops it. Do you think I want to be like this, I've lost my job, friends (they soon disappear when you keep saying no, I dare not go far)"
And wobbled off
She ran after me apologising, "but you look ok"
AAAAAAAARRRGGHHHH
Anyway,
Yes, I used to have a 30 second warning of an attack. I went deaf completely in my first ear (left) so it gave me time to sit or lie down if I was at home or call for help if out (scary that, it happened too many times)
After the attack my hearing would come back but not fully. After every attack I'd lose more hearing, until I couldn't hear much at all (had Gentamicin op at that point which stopped the spins in left ear.
But,
(this is just my luck!)
six months later Meniere's started in right ear.
I don't get any warning though of attacks.
My partner, who also has MD, also has it in both ears. He lost most of his hearing in his good ear after one massive attack. He's now getting a hearing aid.
Just a thought - my dad had lost 99% hearing in his right ear and about 90% in his left, but his hearing aid from the NHS worked miracles.
In fact it was me who couln't hear the TV!