Meniere’s Articles, Research and Resources

Meniere’s Resources, Articles, and Research 

Here are a series of links and Meniere’s resources that include many websites and clinical studies that I found incredibly helpful for dealing with Meniere’s disease. Many of these links have studies and professional information that support the reason why certain therapies can help alleviate Meniere’s:

Chiropractic and TMJ Related

• Upper Cervical Awareness and Hearing Loss Help – These two pages specifically address the relationship between a misaligned atlas bone (the topmost vertebrae) and how improper cervical bone neck alignment can cause Meniere’s symptoms. It describes how getting proper chiropractic adjustments of these bones can alleviate symptoms.
• Study featured in Integrative Health Care, an International Journal, highlights successful restoration of hearing after undergoing chiropractic care.
• Australian Research Report that also explores the relationship between misaligned spinal and neck bones with Meniere’s.
• Cervical Vertigo discusses vertigo that is caused by conditions of the neck and spine called cervicogenic vertigo and how to treat it.
• Symptoms and signs that your atlas is out of alignment. The atlas is the very topmost vertebrae where our nervous system passes though. Is it any wonder that having this bone out of place could cause Meniere’s symptoms or many other disease symptoms?
• This study indicates the relationship between the cervical spine alignment and how nerves function and also indicates how this misalignment can irritate the nerves and cause symptoms.
• Symptom relief study indicated that Meniere’s disease has a clear association with TMD and cervical spine disorders and that these three ailments appeared to be caused by the same stress, nervousness, and muscular tension. Pretty amazing!
• A 40 year old woman with all of the classic Meniere’s symptoms shows significant improvement documented in this study with chiropractic care.
• Bangor Daily News – article on dizziness citing how it may come from neck and muscle joints rather than the inner ear. The neck structures most likely to cause vertigo are a muscle called the sternocleidomastoid and the uppermost joints of the spine and neck. Treatment is also discussed.
• The Raman Center– This site explains the relationship between Vertigo, TMJ, TMD and Meniere’s Disease and how it can be treated with proper jaw alignment.
• Malocclusion and TMD/TMJ – explains the relationship between how the mouth/jaw can affect otherparts of the body and indicates symptoms of TMD/TMJ that are the same as Meniere’s.
• Dentistry Today article indicating a relationship between TMD/TMJ and Meniere’s symptoms and how this can be treated.
• Dentist Hamidreza Nassery discusses the connection between teeth/brain/spine and skull as well as how head and neck position is related to TMJ and Cervical issues.
• TMJ is indicated as a possible cause for aural fullness.
• Vestibular disorders like Meniere’s are very common and this article illustrates the connection between TMJ, the neck and vestibular impairment.

Allergy Related

• Two PubMed articles that indicate positive outcomes in patients with Meniere’s Disease who were treated for allergies: Allergic Management of Meniere’s Disease  and The Role of Allergy in Meniere’s Disease. There are also additional articles/studies linked in the citations of these articles.
• Gluten Free Society – Brief article highlighting the link between vertigo or Meniere’s symptoms and allergic reactions.
• A study on how consuming cow’s milk can contribute to our symptoms. Eliminating dairy is indicated a as crucial component to managing symptoms combined with other modalities.
• Proposed Natural Treatment for Meniere’s – Another great resource outlining natural treatment for Meniere’s highlighting the association between Meniere’s and allergies.
• Understanding Meniere’s Disease – I first stumbled upon this site while searching for natural ways to handle Meniere’s symptoms. There is an incredible amount of background in the body’s inflammatory response, the symptomography that define Meniere’s, the relationship between Meniere’s and allergies,  and how to look for your own personal triggers.  There are also many success stories on people who have made positive changes in their lives and are now living symptom free!

Dietary and Nutrition Related

• This Clinical Nutrition study has evidence of success using an anti-inflammatory diet (like AIP) to resolve symptoms associated with Meniere’s
• Preventing Deafness and Restoring Hearing – This article is a success story linking diet and supplements to positive Meniere’s relief. Here’s another pubmed article sighting vitamin D deficiencies in cochlear deafness.
• Meniere’s Disease Foundation – This site has the popular “John from Ohio” regimen.  This site gave me a lot of insight and inspired me to start thinking about nutritional supplements and food as a way of handling Meniere’s in a natural way.  It also got me thinking about the role that allergies play in my particular case.
• Jon Bongiourno – This guy has a great success story on his battle with Meniere’s which had an allergic component to it plus his supplement regimen. Inspiring!
• Coimbra Protocol – Dr. Coimbra has been successful at treating his patients suffering from a range of autoimmune diseases with doses of Vitamin D.
• This PubMed study shows results that link hyper-insulin response with cochlear vestibular diseases. This shows that low-carb diets could be beneficial to Meniere’s patients.
• Hypothyroidism has been linked to a high number of Meniere’s patients. Proper testing and treatment of the thyroid issue successfully improved Meniere’s symptoms as well.
• A long time culprit of disease is hyperinsulinemia and these studies indicate a much higher propensity of MD patients to have difficulty with carbohydrate metabolism,  sensory neural hearing loss as an effect of hyperinsulinemia, a higher occurrence of tinnitus and idiopathic inner ear disorders as a result of hyperinsulinemia, and a common problem with handling carbohydrates among many with inner ear dysfunction which improves with reducing refined carbs.

Viral/Fungal/Bacterial Causes

• This pub med study indicates that some Meniere’s sufferer’s have recovered their hearing after taking anti-viral treatment.
• Mold toxicity (also called Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) has been linked to Meniere’s. This site relates mold toxicity to symptoms similar to Meniere’s and studies have also found a higher inflammatory response to molds in those of us with Meniere’s.

Brain Stimulation Therapies

• Transcranial Stimulation for tinnitus highlights the innovative approach of brain stimulation to treat tinnitus..
• Tinnitus update 2016: Insomnia, TMJ, Meniere’s disease, magnetic therapy, and hyperacusis this article highlights the use of magnetic therapies to help resolve many symptoms associated with Meniere’s.
• Vestibular Disorders and Brain Stimulation – This article indicates successful treatment of balance and dizziness disorders with brain stimulation therapies.

Other Resources

• Mind Over Meniere’s – This site has a large list of possible treatments for Meniere’s disease. This site includes medical and non-medical suggestions.
• Candida Albicans and Meniere’s and using Nystantin to Treat Meniere’s – Overgrowth of Candida can cause Meniere’s symptoms. These are two studies that indicate how.

Books

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