Meniere's is greatly impacted by food allergies. Notice more tinnitus after drinking wine or eating a particular food? Get allergy blood tested and see a Neuro otologist smart enough to believe this. Jack Pulec MD (now deceased) left the House Clinic in LA over this controversial issue but people from all over the world including Saudi royalty came to see him for treatment for Meniere's which included this approach.
Any Audiophiles Here Have Experience with Hearing Aids?
About 10 years ago, I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease, a pretty unpleasant inner ear problem that is characterized by horrible, but luckily sporadic extreme vertigo, tinnitus, and low frequency hearing loss. Dormant for about 6 years, it has come back in the last couple of years with a vengeance, with a lot of low frequency loss and overall difficulty hearing in the affected ear. It generally affects only one ear, in this case my left ear. It does not always lead to deafness, but definite hearing impairment. I used to be able to really discern the difference between various cables and components, even if subtle. Now, with my low frequency hearing loss and age-related high frequency hearing loss, I'm not sure that I can discern crap. Music still sounds good, but one of my friends was over listening to various music and could instantly say that "this sounded flat" or the "soundstage had no depth," etc. I could hear no difference at all. My doctor is recommending a hearing aid. Which brings me to the question: does anyone here have experience with using a hearing aid, and how does a hearing aid affect your listening to music? Does it restore some of your ability to recognize subtleties in the music? Does it distort the music? What is a good hearing aid that will not distort the music?