Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment of Meniere Disease

Meniere disease, also known as idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops, is a disease of the inner ear involving increased pressure within the inner ear endolymphatic system. This causes the typical symptoms of episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sensation of fullness in the ear, known as aural fullness. When there is no known cause for this condition, it is known as meniere disease; with a known cause responsible for the condition, it is termed as meniere syndrome.

Metabolic disturbances, hormonal imbalance, trauma, autoimmune disorders, allergy, and various infections can cause this condition. Severe attacks of vertigo can be debilitating. The disease runs a chronic course with remissions and exacerbations. Most patients eventually stabilize; however, with long term hearing loss and imbalance as permanent features.

Modern treatment is aimed at giving symptomatic relief from the episodic vertigo, which is the most distressing symptom in this condition. There are specific medicines which are used for this on a short term basis. In addition, medicines like steroids and diuretics reduce inflammation and fluid pressure in the inner ear.

Ayurvedic treatment can be used on a more comprehensive basis to treat all the symptoms associated with meniere disease. Herbal medicines reduce the inflammation and swelling in the inner ear both on a short term as well as long term basis. Other herbs help reduce the inner ear damage and provide nutrition to the sensitive components of the inner ear so as to help reduce hearing loss, and improve hearing to the maximum extent possible. There are also some herbs which have a specific action of treating tinnitus in the ears.

While acute, severe vertigo is best treated with modern medicines, moderate level and mild vertigo, as well as chronic and recurrent vertigo, can be treated more effectively with the help of Ayurvedic herbal medicines. Depending upon the severity of symptoms, patients affected with this condition may require treatment for about 4-8 months. Rasayan (tonification) level Ayurvedic medicines are also available which can help to improve immunity, remove chronic inflammation, and prevent recurrence of meniere disease.

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Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment for Meniere's Disease

Meniere's disease is also known as idiopathic endolymphatic hydrops.  This condition is caused due to a disturbance of the fluid within the semicircular canals in the inner ear, which are responsible for monitoring the balance and position of the body.  This fluid disturbance causes a buzzing sound in the ear, severer giddiness and vomiting.  This condition is also usually accompanied by hearing loss, which is transitory in the initial phase, and later on becomes permanent.  The modern management of Meniere's disease is with the help of medicines which reduce vertigo and vomiting.  However, these medicines do not actually treat the fluid disturbance, and therefore they do not cure the disease.

Ayurvedic herbal medicines can be judiciously utilised in the management of Meniere's disease in order to treat the fluid disturbance in the semicircular canals.  In this condition, the fluid is believed to lose its liquid nature and become more viscous.  Because of this, the body fails to register changes in movement and balance of the body.  This results in a feeling of vertigo, that is, a feeling of going around encircles and losing balance.  The herbal medicines correct the nature of the fluid and normalize the working of the balance apparatus in the inner ear.  Ayurvedic medicines also correct the feeling of vertigo and reduce the tinnitus or buzzing sound as well as nausea and vomiting.  Meniere's disease may also gradually affect the auditory nerve and contribute to permanent hearing loss.  Ayurvedic medicines which heal the damage to the auditory nerve can be used in this situation to reverse the hearing loss.

Meniere's disease produces striking symptoms which incapacitate the affected individual’s ability to move around normally for work as well as for day-to-day activities.  There is no satisfactory solution to Meniere's disease in the modern system of medicine.  Ayurvedic herbal treatment can significantly reduce the suffering of a patient affected with Meniere's disease and treat the symptoms in such a manner that the affected individual gradually returns to near normalcy.  Ayurvedic herbal treatment is usually required for a period of three to six months.  Ayurvedic treatment thus has significant potential in the treatment of Meniere's disease.

The writer, Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at https://www.mundewadiayurvedicclinic.com and http://www.ayurvedaphysician.com