Ménière’s Disease Resources
Managing Ménière’s disease can be a challenge for you, your family, and even your physician. Here are some resources that can help you live with your Ménière’s disease.
Ménière’s Disease Symptom Diary
Download a symptom diary to help you record and track your Ménière’s disease symptoms. Be sure to bring your symptom diary when you talk to your physician about your Ménière’s disease. This information may help your doctor evaluate the progression of your Ménière’s disease and decide on treatment.
Ménière’s Disease Self-Assessment
Complete a Ménière’s disease self-assessment and share it with your doctor. This describes how the dizziness and vertigo symptoms of Ménière’s disease affect your daily life.
Low-Salt Recipes
Find low-salt recipes and information about following a low-sodium diet.
Ménière’s Disease Support Group
Visit www.menieres.org to chat online with patients and families who are coping with Ménière’s disease. (This is not a Medtronic website.)
Find a Specialist
Find a specialist in your area who treats Ménière’s disease and prescribes the Meniett® device. Ear specialists (otologists, neurotologists) and ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists are the doctors who treat Ménière’s disease. ENT specialists are also called otolaryngologists.
Information on Meniett Therapy
The Meniett device is a safe, simple, and effective treatment for managing the dizziness and vertigo symptoms of your Ménière’s disease.1-12
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Clinical Studies about the Meniett Device and Ménière’s Disease
View a list of clinical studies related to Ménière’s disease and the Meniett device, which is based on nearly 30 years of clinical research.1-16
Meniett Customer Service
For questions about the Meniett device, call us at (877) 966-3350 or email us. For medical questions about your Ménière’s disease, please consult your doctor.
References
- Dornhoffer JL, King D. The effect of the Meniett device in patients with Ménière's disease: long-term results. Otol Neurotol 2008; 29(6):868-74.
- Mattox DE, Reichert M. Meniett device for Ménière's disease: use and compliance 3 to 5 years. Otol Neurotol 2008; 29(1):29-32.
- Weining H, Fang L, Bo G, Jinmei Z. Clinical long-term effects of Meniett pulse generator for Ménière's disease. Acta Otolaryngol 2009; 129(8):819-825.
- Barbara M, Monini S, Chiappini I, Filipo R. Meniett therapy may avoid vestibular neurectomy in disabling Ménière's disease. Acta Otolaryngol 2007; 127(11):1136-1141.
- Nabi S, Parnes LS. Bilateral Ménière’s disease. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009; 17:356-362.
- Thomsen J, Sass K, Ödkvist L, Arlinger S. Local over-pressure treatment reduces vestibular symptoms in patients with Ménière’s disease: a clinical, randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Otol Neurotol 2005; 26:68-73.
- Rajan GP, Din S, Atlas MD. Long-term effects of the Meniett device in Ménière’s disease: the Western Australian experience. J Laryngol Otol 2005; 119:391-395.
- Densert B, Sass K. Control of symptoms in patients with Ménière’s disease using middle ear applications: A two-year follow-up. Acta Otolaryngol 2001; 121(5):616-621.
- Gates GA, Green Jr. JD, Tucci DL, Telian SA. The effects of transtympanic micropressure treatment in people with unilateral Ménière’s disease. Arch of Oto – HNS 2004; 130(6):718-725.
- Gates GA, Verrall A, Green Jr. JD, Tucci DL, Telian SA. Meniett clinical trial: long-term follow-up. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006; 132:1311-1316.
- Ödkvist LM, Arlinger S, Billermark E, Densert B, Lindholm S, Wallquist J. Effects of middle ear pressure changes on clinical symptoms in patients with Ménière’s disease: A clinical, multicenter, placebo-controlled study. Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 2000; 543: 99-101.
- Densert B, Densert O, Arlinger S, Sass K, Ödkvist LM. Immediate effects of middle ear pressure changes on the electrocochleographic recordings in patients with Ménière’s disease: A clinical placebo-controlled study. Am J Otol 1997; 18:726-733.
- Densert B, Densert O. Overpressure in treatment of Ménière’s disease. Laryngoscope 1982; 92:1285-1292.
- Densert B. Effects of overpressure on hearing function in Ménière’s disease. Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 1987; 103:32-42.
- Feijen RA, Segenhout JM, Wit HP, Albers FWJ. Monitoring inner ear pressure changes in normal guinea pigs induced by the Meniett 20. Acta Otolaryngol 2000; 804-809.
- Densert B, Sass K, Arlinger S. Short-term effects of induced middle ear pressure changes on the electrocochleogram in Ménière’s disease. Acta Otolaryngol (Stockh) 1995; 115: 732-737.
Information on this site should not be used as a substitute for talking with your doctor. Always talk with your doctor about diagnosis and treatment information.
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