1. Change Your Diet Plans to Control Fluid Levels
Adjusting your salt intake can help prevent the inner-ear fluid retention that can cause Meniere's vertigo attacks. Depending on your other health conditions and dietary needs, your doctor may recommend a low or no-salt diet. Cutting coffee, tea, soda and alcohol out of your diet can prove beneficial for reducing the frequency and severity of Meniere's disease symptoms. While these diuretics provide some benefit as they help remove salt from the body, they are not considered useful for managing Meniere's symptoms.
2. Re-Evaluate Other Medications
If you take daily drugs for other symptoms, they may be contributing to your Meniere's disease. For example, regular aspirin use can cause tinnitus. If taking aspirin is unavoidable, speak with your doctor about lowering the daily dosage. There are also several types of medication that can be used to manage Meniere's disease by increasing blood circulation. Diuretic medication may also be recommended for removing salt from the body without the side effects of caffeine and alcohol.
3. Consider the Benefits of Surgery
As a last resort, surgery can be used to remove part of the inner ear and cure vertigo attacks. Since this procedure, known as a labyrinthectomy, also removes the sense of hearing from the ear, it is only recommended for patients who have severe or complete hearing loss as a result of Meniere's or another condition.
4. Fight Tinnitus Symptoms With Therapy
Audiologists can use hearing aids to help Meniere's patients cope with constant tinnitus. Using headsets that emit the same pitch the patient hears can help trick the human brain into ignoring the constant ringing. Note that this type of therapy often fails to block out the sudden and strong tinnitus that some patients experience before a vertigo attack, but it can be beneficial for everyday living.
