Interesting connection with Meniere's disease and Hypothyroid

[FIT2018]

This is becoming more common knowledge in both ENT and Endo circles... I have finally started effective treatment for MD, and it's working, which is great... I notice SO many Hypo sufferers here have the symptoms of MD: Vertigo, tinnitus and "fullness" in the ear(s) often leading to deafness... this may be why!

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[Kandahar]

Interesting! Can’t say I have extreme symptoms but a

Lways had problems with moving my head suddenly or something moving rapidly. Feel dizzy and sick driving through lines of trees or bollards, can’t stand handheld video filming, flashing images nor strobe lighting. Do you think it could be a connection?

One physio once propounded the theory to me that, perhaps, people who feel dizzy with sudden movements etc could become agoraphobic,

And I find im more able to talk to people on the phone rather than them moving around in front of me.

[FIT2018 in reply to Kandahar]

You need 3 distinct symptoms (dizziness /vertigo, tinnitus and deafness)to be diagnosed with MD... It took me nearly 20 years to get a firm diagnosis, but the symptoms fluctuate. If you have thyroid issues, I would however mention this to your doctor and try to get an ENT consultant to have a think about the connection and statistics..

Doesn't sound too pleasant, worth checking out. Good luck

[Angel_of_the_North in reply to FIT2018]

A friend of mine has Meuniere's and I'm pretty sure I don't have it. She can end up lying on the ground without knowing how she got there! I did have tinnitus, but since increasing B12 it has pretty much gone and I do get dizzy if I tip my head back.

[FIT2018 in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

There is indeed a direct link to tinnitus from B12 deficiency (another link with hypothyroid..)

You could also have bppv if you get dizzy changing your head position.

Meniere disease attacks have caused me to have positional vertigo, there is a manoeuvre the audiologist did for me this week, which has made things a lot better.

They literally tip your head over the couch, and tilt it around to shake all the particles in your inner ear out of the semi circular canals, where they can be broken down. Amazing stuff.

If you are not suffering fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo attacks, you probably d have Meniere’s disease. Let's hope.

[radd]

FIT2018,

Apparently the inner ear functions best with a fluid containing sodium, potassium, & other electrolytes maintained within a narrow margin by hormones made in various organs, the pituitary and adrenal glands.

Long term low thyroid hormone compromises the adrenals, and inadequate thyroid hormone or stressed adrenals still brings me a reoccurrence of tinnitus and balance issues, although the feeling of fullness & muffled hearing has rectified itself.

In my book the connection is obvious. There just hadn’t been much research carried out and doctors aren’t interested.

[mourneadventurer]

Excellent article thank you for posting and I hope picked up by @ThyroidUK to add to the hypothyroid symptom list.

Making connections like this are crucial to improving hypothyroid treatment and quality of life by including checking the autoimmune markers alongside free and reverse T3.

By monitoring these markers and taking appropriate action early on we can moderate, stabilise and potentially reverse the life changing detrimental impact of debilitating diseases given labels such as Meniere’s, tinnitus, Pagets.

[Angel_of_the_North]

I'm moderately deaf - so was my mother and maternal grandmother. Looking at my mother's symptoms I think she was undiagnosed hypo. My gran was very big, but had no other hypo symptoms that I know of. My maternal grandfather was also deaf, but that was a result of artillery bombardment in WWI as far as we know.