Hi Roberta, My name is Mary Ann.  I have been part of this group for a few years, although I do not post very often.  I am writing to answer your question re: chiropractic care.  As any oldtimer with this group knows, I have had MM since 2005.  From 2005-2006(when I was hospitalized for it) ENTs and medical doctors could not help me.All they wanted to offer me was increasingly invasive surgeries once it became apparent the pills were not working. The pills they prescribed(meclezine and diuretics) only made me worse.  After getting out of the hospital in March of 2006, I went back to my chiro/kinesiologist.  I went on and remain on a very STRICT diet(no salt, no sugar and ONLY complex carbohydrates, no alcohol etc.)  I also exercise, get monthly chiro adjustments and am on a   # of supplements.  Since 2006 I have had a few bouts of what I term wooziness and only 1 severe bout of complete vertigo/puking (I first had a very bad cold and after the cold ended the MM began) that lasted for 1 month in 2007.  While my treatment with the chiro has NOT cured my MM, it has at least, I believe, made MM OK to live with and has for the most part allowed me to get back to part of the life I had before the MM began. I hope this has helped answer your question. Mary Ann --- On Thu, 7/9/09, lgottuso@ca.rr.com <lgottuso@ca.rr.com> wrote: From: lgottuso@ca.rr.com <lgottuso@ca.rr.com> Subject: Re: [copinglist] chiropractor for MM? Salt in the pool? To: copinglist@yahoogroups.com Cc: "robertam55" <robertam55@clearwire.net> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 5:01 PM Continue the exercise. I don'think enough salt can be absorbed in the pool water or ocean water to make that difference unless you swallow a lot of it. I am not too sure about chiropractors. They did help my low back but did not help my neck and dizziness at all. I stopped going. Lyn ---- robertam55 <robertam55@clearwir e.net> wrote: > Yesterday i saw a chiropractor for an unrelated problem, he told me that there is a chiropractor north of Seattle,(I live near Tacoma)who has helped people who have MM. Has anyone here heard about a chiropractor having success with MM? > > I have another question. I do water aerobics at a pool near my home. It is a salt water pool, that is, they do not use chlorine but salt as the primary chemical. Salt is, after all sodium chloride. It is a very pleasant pool with no chlorine smell or burning of eyes. I am wondering if salt can be absorbed into the skin. I have been going to that pool for 10 years. I have only been having MM symptoms the last 6 months.I truly enjoy the exercise program. > My husband says that if you dont want to hear the answer, dont ask the question, but the idea that i am contributing to my MM attacks is in the back of my mind. What do you think? Roberta >