I was diagnosed with Menieres a few months ago, however the symptoms have been present for quite some time now - I am known for my regular "clumsy accidents" and I have had tinnitus and migraines for years. The last 18 months have been the worst - lots of migraines and vertigo attacks that have lasted up to a week at a time. I broke my coccyx having a drop attack on the stairs a few months ago and am constantly stumbling into things.
More recently I have managed the migraines with meds, however I cannot take anything for the vertigo side of things and the tinnitus, ear pain/pressure and hearing is really taking a turn for the worse.
Betahistine and various other travel sickness type drugs have made me feel considerably worse - I am a bit of a hippy tree hugger because prescribed drugs really don't seem to agree with me, I am ridiculously sensitive to chemicals. The only thing that seems to help is Pukka 3 Ginger Tea, seriously - it has been a life saver, but that is only effective for the nausea. I tend to cook with as much ginger as I can lay my hands on and always have a packet of ginger nuts to hand!
Does anyone out there have any non drug based methods of controlling the symptoms of Menieres? Also any hints on what directions I should be going in with treatments and coping strategies would be brilliant. I have tried looking on the internet, but it is so difficult to know what might work and what will just be a very expensive waste of time...