Tag Archives: Menieres

Ask the Doctor: Does migraine respond to maneuvers?

I have been experiencing vertigo for about twenty years- the first of which was during finals week in grad school. I used to get an episode once a year but now it’s more like every 3 months lasting about 2-3 hours and having a foggy head and slight nausea for 2 days after. The halfContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Does migraine respond to maneuvers?”

Ask the Doctor: Vertigo with nausea

I’ve had several spells of nausea and vertigo. It seemed to come and go, but there was always at least some degree of background nausea. At the worst point I was unable to keep down water and eventually went to the ER and got an IV and some anti-nausea meds. During the worst episode, IContinue reading “Ask the Doctor: Vertigo with nausea”

How is Meniere’s disease treated?

There are three main ways to treat Meniere’s disease:  treating the hydrops problem, reducing vascular risk factors, and if all else fails, shutting down the problem ear.  The first step to take is to eliminate all of your vascular risk factors.  If you can’t control these, you will usually keep having spells, and you willContinue reading “How is Meniere’s disease treated?”