My Story of Hearing Loss and Recovery in my 20s (Possible Meniere's Disease)

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  • @michaelashe5265
    @michaelashe5265 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Reducing sodium can make a huge difference with this condition! I started having sudden hearing loss about 2 years ago. My hearing would go out in one ear and then return about 24 hours later. I would also have these weird momentary feelings of vertigo. It was like a dropping sensation in my brain. Hearing loss episodes were always months and months apart and I never knew what was causing them.. Then a few weeks ago I had two episodes within nine days of each other. I just so happen to have been eating a LOT of sodium lately, ie, Panda Express, Proposition Chicken, eggs and BACON, etcetera. My ENT recommended a low sodium diet. That was 16 days ago and since seriously reducing my sodium intake I haven't had any more hearing loss episodes and I've been feeling much more stable with the vertigo stuff. Feeling hopeful!

  • @mndyD9
    @mndyD9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg your story is SO similar to mine! I had a lot of ear infections as a child(also unrelated to my hearing loss), I also felt like I had allergies, which is common and honestly I thought maybe I just had a sinus infection but my ears, particularly my right never stopped being muted/got hearing back. This was at 25, I’m 30 now and have lost more hearing in both ears, again mostly in my right…. I wasn’t offended any options other than hearing aids. I hope your hearing continues to improve and I’m really thankful for you sharing! 💜💜💜

    • @melissabraven5690
      @melissabraven5690  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m sorry you’re going through this! I hope you’re able to find some relief, through the hearing aids or otherwise. 💜

  • @playstringwithblessing2038
    @playstringwithblessing2038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I m 23 n struggling with meniers

  • @HowCaseySeesIt
    @HowCaseySeesIt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Melissa, I met you in a voice over class in NYC years ago but I’ve been following you on social media. I’m a singer too so I can’t imagine how scary this was. Thanks for sharing your story!

    • @melissabraven5690
      @melissabraven5690  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Casey! I remember those classes (and that you are really talented!) Thanks for watching :)

  • @drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438
    @drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's been about 6 years since my hearing loss incident, though I was deaf /then Tinnitus for 1-3 years.

  • @fredrikmagnusson6469
    @fredrikmagnusson6469 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, i lost hearing only on one side when i was 12. I've been very lonely but never been alone really. Locked Inside myself, not by choice.

  • @iluvj50
    @iluvj50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please look into upper cervical chiropractic adjustment as a possible treatment - or even cure - for Meniere's.

  • @Cypriot1alex
    @Cypriot1alex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m 31 with moderate to serve high frequency hearing loss and tinnitus in my left ear with normal hearing on my right ear due to noise exposure from being in the military. I also struggle to find others my age with noise exposure hearing loss 🕊

    • @melissabraven5690
      @melissabraven5690  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m sorry you’re struggling with this too! It can be really challenging 💚

  • @ShoNuff3K
    @ShoNuff3K 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Again, fantastic vlog. Thanks

  • @h.a.3156
    @h.a.3156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    omg, youre so brave

  • @clairegohorel4236
    @clairegohorel4236 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing this, Melissa!

  • @lindapan6204
    @lindapan6204 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Malissa.
    Thank you very much for sharing the video. It is very precise and thorough. I could relate my symptoms a lot similar to yours. my audiograph shows both low and high frequency and mild on Mid frequency. I am waiting for MRI to rule out the Benign tumor on hearing nerve. my ENT did not give me steroid but highly suggested me to buy a hearing aide. I wonder if I should ask him to give me the steroid as well.
    Hope I would be blessed 🙏 as you did with all normal in MRI and hearing recovery.
    your video is like a light of an tunnel where I could see my hope from
    Thank you again, all the best wishes to your health.

  • @h.a.3156
    @h.a.3156 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    ugh :'( a friend honked my bikes air horn too close to my head and i went deaf later that day. then they gas lit me about it when I was upset with them. #spanking and we made up. several years later... after doing years of physical therappy and magick to regain -some- of my hearing loss.

  • @adam631
    @adam631 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you have to get contrast with the MRI? and how was that experience?

  • @GuidenceofQuran
    @GuidenceofQuran 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Melissa
    How is your vertigo dizziness since the steroid injection?

  • @williamolenchenko5772
    @williamolenchenko5772 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How can you see a doctor "right away?" Not where I live.

  • @sk....3049
    @sk....3049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you .....for sharing ....

  • @37kit
    @37kit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    am 26 and literally just got back from the ent. the doctor said i might have meniere's and he prescribed betaserc and lapibal, did you have to take the same meds? also, he didn't suggest any further testing but do you think i should just get specifically tested for this just in case? literally still shaking haha

    • @melissabraven5690
      @melissabraven5690  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Aude! I'm sorry you're experiencing this. It's definitely unsettling! I didn't take those medications. I just took steroids to reduce inflammation. It took about 8 months of being symptomatic on and off before my ENT suggested a Meniere's test. My dizzy spells weren't so bad, so that might be why he waited so long before suggesting the test. Maybe it's something you can ask him about? I'm not sure how specialists decide when or when not to schedule the test, but it can't hurt to talk about options. I wish I could be more helpful! Thinking of you and hoping you feel better really soon!

    • @37kit
      @37kit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@melissabraven5690 omg 8 months?? hm so is it kindof sus to be diagnosed for this after only my first consultation...? i did get tested straight away today for timpanometri and audiometri (sorry didn’t know what the tests are called in english). i thought that maybe you have to take another test to identify meniere’s disease specifically?
      btw thankyou for your wishes... and it feels frustrating isn’t it for our ears to suddenly “malfunction” without any kind of trigger.

    • @melissabraven5690
      @melissabraven5690  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@37kit I don’t know about the tests you mentioned, so it might be worth asking your doctor if Meniere’s is a separate test and if you should be considered for it. After my first visit, I was diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss, so I think it’s possible to get a diagnosis on a first visit. But I don’t know how doctors decide that and what criteria they use for the diagnosis. That was just my experience! 🤷‍♀️ It seems like a lot of people have different experiences and symptoms so it’s hard to say. I’m sorry you’re dealing with it. Yes, it’s extremely frustrating!!

  • @h.a.3156
    @h.a.3156 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol, sue that doctor