What is Ménière’s disease and how is it treated?

As well as allowing you to hear, ears also have another important function – they help you to balance correctly. Inside the inner ear are lots of tubes which when working as they should make sure that you can balance and that you are aware of up and down. When you have an illness that affects these parts of the ear, as well as affecting your hearing it can also make you feel sick and very dizzy.

There are many types of illness that can cause problems in the ear – some of these can be fairly easy to treat. For example if you have earwax blocking your ear, you can go to a professional like this ear wax removal Bristol based company www.earwax.co.uk/ear-wax-removal-near-me/bristol/ who will be able to safely remove it for you. 

Some ear problems however are not as easy to treat – Ménière’s disease is a rare illness that has no known cause and is fairly rare. One theory is that it is brought on by inner ear damage however this isn’t known for certain.

Symptoms of Ménière’s disease can vary, but they do tend to get worse the longer the illness goes on. Common symptoms include having a full feeling in the ear, feeling dizzy and sick and having tinnitus. These symptoms can come and go and worsen with a cold or an ear infection.

Although there is no treatment for Ménière’s disease some medicines are reported to have good results in reducing the symptoms of it.