Homeopathic treatment for Meniere’s disease

Meniere’s disease, also known as idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops, is a medical disorder of the flow of fluids present in the inner ear. This disease is peculiar to the inner ear and affects the balance and hearing of the patient. Three significant symptoms that lead to Meniere’s disease are vertigo, loss of hearing, and tinnitus.

Cause 

The causative factor of Meniere’s disease remains unknown, but the most noticeable condition is the abnormality that characterizes the regulation of inner ear fluid. This disease, in most cases, affects one ear and is common among people between ages 20 and 50 of both gender

Symptoms 

Noticeable symptoms of Meniere’s disease are listed below:

Tinnitus: This symptom is felt as a ringing or roaring sound in the ear and could happen for a long time. It may happen before the onset of vertigo

Ear fullness: This feeling of a full ear precedes the onset of vertigo.

Episodic rotational vertigo: This symptom comes in the form of a spinning sensation that makes the sufferer lose balance and sometimes accompanies nausea and vomiting. Vertigo can last between 20 minutes and more than 4 hours, making the victim uncomfortable and sleepless. Off-balance, the feeling can continue for a few weeks.

Hearing loss: At the beginning of the disease, hearing loss is partial and intermittent but can become a permanent loss of hearing. It is common with low-frequency sounds but can be at all frequencies, too. Sufferers become uncomfortable with a loud sound as it sounds distorted.

Diagnosis

The patient’s history and physical examination are used to diagnose Meniere’s disease. An audiogram is used to determine hearing loss and is helpful when a vertigo attack occurs. The loss of hearing progresses as the condition worsens.

To rule out or determine if there is a tumor on the balance nerve, tests such as a computerized test on the hearing nerves and brain pathway, auditory brain stem response (ABR), computer tomography (CT scan), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be carried out. Due to the similarities shared between symptoms of tumors and Meniere’s disease, these tests will accurately determine which condition is experienced.

Treatment of Meniere’s disease

Different procedures are used in the conventional treatment of Meniere’s disease, including medications, air pulse generators, and surgery as they deem fit for different conditions. A diuretic medication known as a water pill and a low-salt diet are primarily used. Air pulse transmitted into the eardrum also bring some relief at times. Surgery is used when other options cannot control vertigo. Depending on the anomaly, procedures such as an endolymphatic shunt, labyrinthectomy, and selective vestibular neurectomy are surgically carried out.

Homeopathic Treatment

Homeopathic medicine is effective in treating a variety of ear-related problems, including Meniere’s disease. Homeopathy works on the principle of setting the body on the path of self-healing using natural substances, and it has shown much success even in advanced cases. Homeopathic medicine is selected based on the severity of the disease to reduce symptoms and test the bare minimum.

HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES FOR MENIERE’S DISEASE

PHOSPHOROUS: This homeopathic medicine is used for echoing sounds in the ear, and it has shown tremendous results in improving the ability to hear human voices. The study shows that impairment with symptoms such as vertigo and tinnitus is common with typhoid fever attacks, especially after the fever. After an attack of vertigo, they may faint. Sharp noises or bright lights impact them, which causes attacks. Phosphorus is the perfect treatment for this condition.

CHININUM SULPHURICUM is another homeopathic medicine used to treat Meniere’s disease, whose attack is periodic and marked. It is used for people who experience a roaring sensation and heaviness in the ears. The person can also experience a loss of balance and fall during an attack, making it challenging to maintain a standing position.

THERIDION: It treats vertigo associated with nausea and vomiting. It also helps people extremely sensitive to noise, be it loud or unpleasant. Another sign is that for people who experience vertigo when they close their eyes or dislike traveling, as it triggers a vertigo attack, Theridion is best prescribed for such.

GELSEMIUM: Gelsemium works for people who experience intense vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus. Other symptoms include dizziness, blurred vision, and double vision.

CONIUM: Conium is appropriate for symptoms of vertigo causing the turning of the eyes and the head sideways. In worse conditions, noise also becomes a problem.

TABACUM: This homeopathic medicine is appropriate for intense nausea. Other signs to watch out for are vomiting after vertigo and a feeling of a blocked ear indoors but an open ear when outdoors. Tabacum is the best medicine.

BRYONIA: This remedy treats vertigo conditions that are motion-related. The person has a feeling of objects constantly moving and also feels vertigo when turning the head. A roaring, ringing, or humming sound could be heard, sometimes birds chirping. Bryonia fits these conditions for treatment.

NATRUM SALICYLICUM is appropriate for vertigo that reduces when lying. An attempt to sit up or raise the head triggers an attack. In this case, Natrum Salicylicum is the recommended medicine for treatment.

Treatment for Meniere’s disease in Philadelphia, PA

At the Philadelphia Homeopathic Clinic, Victor Tsan, MD, revealed great results from the natural treatment of Meniere’s disease, especially when homeopathic treatment is combined with acupuncture.

To make an appointment for an initial evaluation and discuss your best treatment options with Dr. Tsan, call our clinic or use our secure online scheduling app.