I do have hearing loss (unilateral left ear confirmed by an audiology exam) and ringing in my ears and the attacks are discrete and last several hours, not to mention that it runs in my family. Sojourne's (sp) is pretty rare too yet my grandmother (who is also the family member with Meniere's) has a severe case of both and with the documented drying of my eyes, mouth, skin, and other noticeable changes in my body along those lines I might be following in her footsteps. soooooo, it is not out of the relm of possibliy and there is no difinitative test for Meniere's disease (except post mortum and yeah I'm not there yet) I have at least one answer and while I'm still seeking answers for the drying of my body at least I have some idea of what is going on now and I am at peace with that!

Hi BCR...Welcome back..

So how are you treating the Meniere's? Are you seeing a neuro-otologist (inner-ear specialist) for it? If not, you should be... they are best equipped to deal with Meniere's. It's serious because of the hearing loss (not to mention the dizziness, which is crummy to say the least).

If you truly have Meniere's (and you will definitely need to confirm your GP's diagnosis with an inner-ear specialist), you WILL want to pay attention to it and study it, because it can leave you with progressive hearing loss. Not something you want. At a minimum, you should be on a low-salt diet and a diuretic. They should not tell you "you have Meniere's" and then leave you hanging--you need a treatment plan.

Nancy T.