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A decade ago I woke up one morning with such a loud ringing in my right ear that I thought the fire alarm was going off. And over the next few hours I had a bout of vertigo while throwing up the entire time. It was plain awful.
I went to see the ear doctor that afternoon. After I told him that I had had Mexican food and a margarita (with salt on the rim) for dinner, and a 2am snack of a full bag of Cheetos, he said that too much salt had caused the illness. He also later determined that I had tinnitus as well as endolymphatic hydrops. And I had a loss of hearing in the right ear.
Through research on the internet and wi...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My Daughter's Mysterious Illness -- And My Own
For TueNight.com by Allison Czarnecki
(Photos: Courtesy Allison Czarnecki. Photos from left to right: Allison and her daughter as a baby, Allison's daughter in the hospital getting tests, Allison's daughter now; Photo collage: Helen Jane Hearn/TueNight.com)
Exactly one year ago, my teenage daughter got sick. Really sick. One day, out of the blue, she woke up and couldn't get out of bed.
Up to this point, my then 14-year-old daughter had been a wildly healthy, state-championship swimmer who played the cello in an honors orchestra, earned straight As in all her classes. She was heavily involved in leadership positions in...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Number of disorders can trigger vertigo
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What causes vertigo? Does having it one time mean I’m more likely to experience it again? ANSWER: Vertigo is a sensation that either you or your surroundings, or both, are spinning or moving when they are not. Some people confuse vertigo with dizziness, but there is a difference. Dizziness typically is a [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 30, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Michelle Leathem staggers down the street due to Ménière's disease
Michelle Leathem, 32, from Warrington, Cheshire, suffers from the rare Ménière's disease. She is struck by eight hour spells of vertigo, and has been told she may completely lose her hearing. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Otonomy's ear drug fails mid-stage trial, shares slide
(Reuters) - Otonomy Inc said its experimental drug did not meet the main goal of reducing the incidence of vertigo in a mid-stage trial in patients suffering from Ménière's disease. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
