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I joined this blog since Rosie O'Donnell uses it so I figure it must be good. Plus Bit Comet uses it and they totally rock!

 

I'm Joan and from Utah. I have an inner ear disorder called Meniere's Disease. This illness causes severe vertigo, dizziness, tinnitus (ringing of the ear), hearing loss, migraines and drop attacks.  It took me a year and a half to get approved for Medicaid so now that I have been approved I am getting to see specialist that can hopefully help me regain some semblance of a life. There is no cure for Meniere's. I can only do the best I can to find ways to control my symptoms as best as possible. I am pretty much bed ridden but hope to find something that will change all that. Of course I am looking for alternative treatments even if the USA does not recognize those as legitimate treatments.  

 

My photos are of my cat, Snickers, me, Skeet Ulrich from the CBS show Jericho, Harry Potter, Alex O'Loughlin from the CBS show Moonlight, three of my sister's kids, Alexis, Kaylaunna and AJ, Robert and Bindi Irwin, Steve Irwin and family (RIP Steve), Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn, and Josh Holloway of ABC's LOST!  These are all things I love.  I will post more photos as often as possible. I love taking photos!  I am somewhat of a computer geek and proud of it. LOL  I also enjoy playing Sims 2, watching movies, Smallville, Ghost Whisperer, Little People, Big World, Trading Spaces, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Heroes, animals especially horses, being outdoors in the mountains, and just enjoying life. 

 

My motto is "Don't sweat the small stuff."  Life is too short to worry about things you cannot change or have no control over.  Just chill and figure out what to do next. 


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delour (Delour) Wed Mar 5, 08 03:47 PM

Thats to bad:(

I truely hope the headaches you are referring to are not "Cluster Headaches"..

Everything will get better over time:) I wish you the best

Delour

Vandelour
leanjee (billy) Thu Mar 6, 08 04:17 AM

you are welcome!!!

I wanna make friend with you...
leanjee (billy) Thu Mar 6, 08 04:17 AM
I wanna make friend with you...
debsha Thu Mar 6, 08 06:57 AM

Hi, sorry to read about your illness

This is Tizzy she is a rescued one.

Be well & happy
Sara1970 (Sara) Thu Mar 6, 08 07:01 AM

Be strong and have faith.

My name is Sara from Sydney...Steve was a true blue Aussie, we all miss him.

Always keep a dream in your heart!
Caladier Thu Mar 6, 08 11:14 AM

Hi Joan, and welcome to this corner of dreams, as you say life is too short to enable them appear things that do not matter. So mejorate.

Since my coast in northwestern Spain a big hug for you and yours, when you post something new do know.

Goodbye.

Voted.

A simple apprentice, Caladier.
wozaimalu Thu Mar 6, 08 07:20 PM

Wish you a quick recovery!

Greetings from China

Here is someting about Meniere's Disease in China ,take some “Chinese medicine” may do work,but i don't know how to translate them to English.....

美尼尔氏病症状与治疗

来源:中华健康网

常见症状

  1.眩晕 多呈突发性旋转性眩晕。睁跟时自觉周围物体沿一定方向与平面旋转,或左右摇晃感。闭目时上述症状减轻。因此发作时病人常采取一定的体位闭目静卧,不敢转动。尽管有时因惊骇而倒地,但神志完全清楚。病人常伴有恶心呕吐、面色苍白、出冷汗及血压下降。数分钟或数小时后自然缓解。症状消失,转入间歇期。间歇期的长短因人而异,有终生只发作一次者,也有反复多次发作者。

  2.耳鸣 患耳初为低调吹风声耳鸣,久之则成高音调持续性耳鸣。眩晕发作时多突然耳鸣加剧,间歇期耳鸣程度自然减轻或消失。

  3.耳聋 早期不自觉耳聋,多次眩晕发作后始感明显。一般为单侧。偶呈双侧性。耳聋在眩晕发作时加重,间歇期好转,呈波动的性听力损害,严重时可无波动。听力损害的总趋势,常随发作次数每况愈下。

  4.头胀满感 眩晕发作期间,部分患者有患侧头部或耳内胀满感、沉重、压迫感,或耳周围灼热感。

  5.眼震 在发作高潮时观察患者的眼球,一般可见到有快慢相的不自主的颤动。

  6.听力检查 显示感音神经性耳聋。

  常用中成药

  本病属中医耳眩晕范畴,可分以下5型辨症治疗。

  1.髓海不足型 症见耳鸣,眩晕常发,耳鸣渐加重。兼见精神萎靡、腰膝酸软、心烦、失眠多梦、记忆力差,舌红苔少,脉弦细数。

  治宜:滋阴补肾,境精益馈。

  可服:招菊地黄丸、六味地黄丸。

  2.上气不足型 眩晕而面色苍白,唇甲不华或食少,便溏,懒言,少气动则喘促,心悸,舌质淡白,脉细弱。

  治宜:补益气血,健脾安神。

  可服用:归脾丸、补中益气丸等。

  3.寒水上泛型 眩晕时心下悸动,咳痰稀白,腰痛背冷,精神萎靡,舌质淡白,脉沉细弱。

  治宜:温壮肾阳,散寒利水。

  可服用:右归丸、金匮肾气丸等。

  4.肝阳上扰 眩晕每因情绪波动、心情不舒、烦恼时加重,并见头痛、口苦、咽干、目赤、急躁心烦、胸胁苦满、舌质红、苔黄,脉弦数。

  治宜:平肝息风、滋阴潜阳。

  可用:天麻丸、龙胆泻肝丸、杞菊地黄丸、养血舒肝丸等。

  5.痰浊中阻 眩晕而见头额胀重,胸中闷闷不舒,痰涎多,心悸,纳呆倦怠,舌苔白腻,脉濡滑或兼弦。

  治宜:健脾燥湿,涤痰息风。

  可选:半夏天麻丸、健脾丸、陈半六君丸。


elizawood Thu Mar 6, 08 07:36 PM

hi..hi...

maize made in heaven
elizawood Thu Mar 6, 08 07:37 PM

i think i will vote 4 u. thanks 4 sharing...gluck with ur blog and get well soon...

maize made in heaven
sv_iv Sat Apr 5, 08 04:38 PM

If you want to change the world, start by changing yourself

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