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Anyone with Meniere's Disease been prescribed Betahistine?
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@karinzeigler Although I was diagnosed with Menieres, I've not had episode for many years. Now I have tinnitus, hearing loss, and a "feels like there's a bucket on my head" stuffy feeling. Finally got a name for it - occlusion - but can't find anything on it. I can't find anyone who seems to know how to solve the problem - I refuse to spend $6,000 for a hearing aid that, since it fits inside my ear, makes the problem worse. There was a link for Menieres to a blog, I think, but I've lost it.
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I've had MD for about 4 years now, only had vertigo episodes for the first year. Just dizzy every now and then. I did finally lose about all my hearing out of my right ear that was attacked. It was becoming harder to hear and function. So I did break down and get a hearing aid. It has helped so much. They put a rubber filter on it and I don't hear any ringing when it's on. It has also helped my balance and being able to stay in a room with lots of noise. The ear tech also told me that they are seeing a high number of people who don't fix their ear with a hearing aid have dementia later in life. It's due to you making your brain have one ear do all the work, it's too much for the brain to process over a long period of time. Don't let the cost get you. I got one and it was around $3,500. Cheap ones won't work. I find that a single Sudafed or Advil help on days of stuffiness. Most days I just let it run its course and it goes away. Much worse when I have a cold or allergies. Stay strong! MD sucks....lol
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I can relate to the stuffy feeling. I never heard of occlusion but I do have echo-like sounds of my own own voice. Thank you for the information. The echo in my ears drives me crazy. I purchased the $6000 hearing aids - they help me when my ears are not stuffy but still have problems when my ears are stuffed up which is most of the time. I just read about some hearing aids by SeboTek that is supposed to help occlusion. I don't know anything about this company or their hearing aids but wondered if anyone has heard about hearing aids for occlusion . I do not drink milk or eat any milk products, & very little salt. I will definitely stop the chocolate and see if that helps. II have tried some decongestant but it did not help me.