Diagnosed with Menieres almost 50 years ago. My ENT put me into the Menieres group only recently. My original diagnosis was that my vertigo was caused by an allergy to wheat, corn or oats. Rather than do extensive testing, I was told to go to a low salt diet, and truly, that has worked. My problem now is hearing. I've developed tinnitus and have mild to moderate hearing loss in both ears. The hearing problem in my Menieres ear, however, has the added problem of occlusion - the noise from brushing my teeth, for example, makes it impossible to hear anything. I can find nothing on occlusion, and when my audiologist placed a $6,000 hearing aid in my ear, I knew that wasn't the right choice for me. It's been suggested that my problem is indeed caused by Menieres, but I can find no information anywhere on the subject. Just wonder if anyone has any information that would be of help. I do need a hearing aid of some sort - don't have a clue what it should be.

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