Studying the roots of hearing and balance problems is no simple task. The National Hearing and Balance Organ Donor Program furthers much-needed research on Ménière’s
Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness, or PPPD, sounds too plagued with p’s to be an actual thing. Au contraire, my friends, it’s all too real. I refer
Naturally, when I first read about the amino acid l‑lysine on a chat on Menieres.org, I was skeptical. I’m a born skeptic. However, given
The missed syllables. The awkwardness. The slow retreat from anything resembling a social life because I couldn’t actually follow what anyone was saying. Even TV
Losing one’s hearing is a challenge unto itself. But the real kicker is the social bias that trails along like toilet paper stuck to a
Hearing loss that accompanies Meniere’s doesn’t arrive with trumpets or a parade. It tiptoes in quietly, like a teenager sneaking in after curfew. One day
Chronic illness doesn’t come with a neon sign or a dramatic soundtrack. Most days, you look perfectly fine—right up until the moment you don’t. But
The vertigo that accompanies Ménière’s isn’t gentle. And it’s not like you can count on your body to cooperate. You’re not going to get a
The best way to appreciate the miracle of standing upright is by having your vestibular system go on the fritz. This apparatus—tucked deep inside your
I keep finding myself thinking about Vincent van Gogh—usually while lying flat on the couch waiting for the latest vertigo episode to end. When
When silence roars and steady ground betrays,
And vertigo unthreads the world I knew,
I brace against the storm that will not stay,
A tempest
