Hi All,

I found this quote on a thread on another Meniere's forum. It kind of rang a
bell with me because I have bilateral Meniere's and I also have ocular Migraines
(visual aura without the headaches). Migraines run my my family. Our oldest
daughter came down with balance problems and tinnitis over a year ago and we
thought she was getting Meniere's, but she was diagnosed with "Atypical
Migraines" and is responding to Migraine therapy. I'm just wondering how many
out there have Meniere's, but also have Migraine symptoms?

Here is the quote:

Here are a couple of quotes from the book, Heal Your Headache, by David Buchholz

"Without a doubt, most of the patients I see who have been labeled with
Meniere's disease suffer instead from migraine. The permanent low-frequency
hearing loss that sometimes occurs after repeated episodes of so-called
Meniere's may actually arise from damage to nerve cells in the inner ear as a
result of migraine-related blood vessel constriction. Meniere's disease
supposedly stems from episodic buildup of fluid pressure within the inner ear,
but this may reflect the mechanism of migraine at work."

"Migraine can affect the inner ear so as to produce auditory syptoms, including
tinnitus (ringing, buzzing or some other noise in the ear) and muffled hearing.
Even sudden hearing loss can occur. Again, these auditory symptoms, as with all
neurological symptoms of migraine, can be momentary or prolonged, and may occur
alone or in concert with headache and other symptoms. Phonophobia, or
sensitivity to loud noise, is another auditory symptom of migraine."

Best regards,

Jim Eaves
Eagle River, Alaska