That's very interesting Mairead.
Have you been on mtx yet? The anti-tnfs especially enbrel seem to give good results.
Here's hoping that your RA treatment will sort out your ears for you!

Love, Doreen xx

Interesting isn't it?

I've got Meniere's in both ears apparently. I don't follow the 'pattern' which is why it's been so hard to get a diagnosis. When it started in 99 I had all the classic symptoms of pressure in the ear, severe vertigo spells, tinnitus and I also had horrific headaches. I figured I had a brain tumour as one day I was walking up the street to the bus stop and somehow ended up in the road without realising I'd veered off. This continued all the way to the bus stop.

I've never had the classic 20minute+ vertigo spells thank God but had vicious 'shove' attacks wher it felt like someone had pushed me with all their strength. That would bring on some terrible vertigo spells and I'd go deaf for a few minutes. then in 2006 I had to start using a stick as I was careering around the place like a drunk.

But it wasn't until last year I got a firm diagnosis because I ended up taking three weeks off work because I could barely even get out of bed. I was convinced it was an inner ear infectino because my ear was in agony and I begged for antibiotics but I was farmed off to various hospital departments before being subject to another round of tests where they found that my right ear balance organs were only 50% as effective as my left ear. They were quite surprised just how dramatic the difference was and actualy wondered how i'd managed to cope al these years. I'd lost some bass hearing too and that confirmed the original Meniere's suspicion in 1999. I was a bit miserable when they said it was also in my left ear because up til that point I honestly thought it was a big fuss about an inner ear infection.

Still, at least it's not as bad as some but I do think there must be a correlation. I think now that's three on this board alone with RA and MD.

Apparently the singer of the Beautiful South has it too.

'Every cloud' Glenys!

I heard about the singer too. It sounds like a horrible disease and I hope you are all under control now.

xxx

Funniest thing I ever read about Meniere's was some chap moaning about his tinnitus. He said it was so loud his wife could hear it

i also have menires and RA

add me to the list

my menieres started about 18 months ago


my tinnitus is like a high pitch constant tone then on occasion a 'siren' will apear from nowhere to join in

i'm struggling at work i think my hearing has altered in the last few months as any background noise at work makes it very difficult to hear names clearly

even at home i find myself asking people to repeat them selves
caz x

I fell in the shower last year because of it so it can be dangerous. I ended up with two weeks off work with the damage. The noise in the ears does become another part to put up with and makes it more of a problem in company. On very odd times it will clear for a few seconds which is a lovely feeling.