Ear Diseases-Meniere’s Disease and Its Treatment
Have you been experiencing a ringing in your ears? This can be contributed to tinnitus and meniere’s ear disease. This article will explain both of those ear diseases and how they are related to the ringing in your ear and a few treatment options.
Tinnitus is an ear condition where a person will hear a continuous ringing, buzzing, or tingling feeling in their ear. The severity of the ringing can change from a low, kind of annoying ringing to an annoying, aggravating ringing that prevents sleep.
Tinnitus is followed by hearing loss as you begin to lose the ability to hear sounds lower or equal to the frequency of your tinnitus. Some of the causes of tinnitus include: stress, exposure to loud noises, meniere’s ear disease, and head trauma.
There are several different ways to treat tinnitus. For those with a mild case of tinnitus you can simply ignore the sound and it should eventually go away. Also, help the healing of your ears by avoiding loud noises for awhile. It is also recommended that you look into sound masking devices which can make the annoying sound of tinnitus more pleasant.
Tinnitus can be a common symptom of a much bigger ear problem, meniere’s ear disease. This is a disorder in the inner ear where a fluid called endolymph builds up in the inner ear because of a constriction of the endolymphatic duct. The fluid buildup causes pressure in your inner ear which causes the fluid to move to other parts of the inner ear which affects your hearing and sense of balance.
Below are a few symptoms of meniere’s ear disease. If you have any of these symptoms it is advised that you seek medical treatment immediately.
Tinnitus- Previously talked about in this article. You will experience a ringing in your ears caused by the pressure of excess fluid in your ear.
Vertigo attacks- This is a serious symptom of meniere’s ear disease that causes vertigo or dizziness and nausea and vomiting for an extended period of time.
Progressive hearing loss- If hearing loss gets progressively worse it is because the excess fluid is causing worse damage to your inner ear.
Meniere’s ear disease can be treated in several ways. Reduction of stress and a change in your diet is the easiest treatment for the disease. Your diet should consist of no caffeine, low-sodium, and high-zinc.
If vertigo attacks are your main problem there is medication that can help control its effects. There are also surgical options that can relieve the pressure caused by the fluid buildup or that can reduce the frequency of vertigo attacks.
Ear diseases are uncomfortable and can be annoying. Tinnitus and meniere’s disease are just two of these ear diseases that are most common. This article has provided you with basic information on the two diseases and possible treatment options, but you should go to a doctor to receive the best advice for your case!
