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Meniere’s Disease

The room won’t stop spinning. And you never know when it’s coming next.

The vertigo attack that hits without warning and leaves you unable to stand. The ringing in your ear that never fully goes quiet. The hearing that comes and goes, then seems to be slipping for good. You’ve tried the diuretics, the low-sodium diet, maybe injections. There is a different way to support Meniere’s disease: treat the inner ear’s circulation and nerve function directly, alongside your ENT’s management plan.

Why diet and diuretics don’t always stop the attacks

What’s Happening

A triad that comes as a package

Sudden vertigo attacks, fluctuating or worsening hearing loss, and tinnitus, often with a sensation of fullness or pressure in the affected ear, driven by abnormal fluid pressure in the inner ear.

How It Feels

Living on standby for the next attack

Canceling plans because you can’t risk being caught mid-attack in public. The isolation of a tinnitus that’s loudest exactly when you’re trying to sleep. The grief of hearing that keeps slipping, appointment by appointment.

Why It Matters

Managing fluid isn’t the same as treating the ear

A low-sodium diet and diuretics aim to reduce inner-ear fluid pressure, but many patients still experience unpredictable attacks and progressive hearing changes. You deserve treatment for the ear itself, not just fewer grams of salt and a hope that the next attack stays away.

The gap in standard Meniere’s care

The standard playbook is a low-sodium diet, diuretics, and for more severe cases, injections or surgery aimed at reducing vertigo at the cost of hearing. What’s often missing is direct treatment of inner-ear circulation and nerve function, particularly for patients not ready for more invasive options.

An ear you can work on, not just wait on

Patients arrive here on a low-sodium diet and diuretics, still experiencing unpredictable attacks or progressive hearing loss. Your ENT’s plan stays in place; what gets added is work aimed at the ear itself, judged by the calendar: how far apart the attacks land, and how steady the days between them feel.

The clinical logic: The acupuncture addresses the nerve pathways associated with balance and tinnitus. ATP Resonance BioTherapy® supports cellular repair in irritated inner-ear tissue and the auditory nerve. O3 ReBoot Therapy® improves circulation and oxygen delivery to the inner ear.

How we work with your doctor

Nothing changes with your medications except through your prescriber. Physicians across Broward County send us the Meniere’s cases whose attacks the diet and diuretics haven’t settled, and many patients simply send themselves.

Susan Mitchell, AP, Acupuncture Physician

Susan Mitchell, AP

Clinical Director · 30+ years

You’re Not a Case Number

Your protocol, personalized

There’s no fixed number of visits and no generic timeline. Your treatment frequency, therapy mix, and program length are set at your evaluation and adjusted at every visit based on how you’re actually responding.

What shapes your plan

Severity & duration

How long you’ve had it and how far it’s progressed sets your starting intensity.

Your response

Visit frequency steps up or down based on your measured progress at each visit, not a preset week count.

Your goal

Symptom relief, or a return to the things you miss: we define the finish line with you, not for you.

Candidacy comes first: the evaluation determines whether the program fits your case; cost is discussed in person after that.

The Plan

Three steps, starting with the consultation

  1. 1

    $45 initial consultation

    Bring your ENT’s records and attack frequency. We evaluate your case, including whether you’re not a candidate.

  2. 2

    Personalized protocol

    A plan built around your attack pattern and current hearing status. Progress is measured against your day-one baseline, not guessed, and the plan adjusts as you respond.

  3. 3

    Reclaim your life

    Plans you don’t have to cancel. Quieter ears. Steadier footing.

Illustration of a person standing steady and balanced on level ground
What Steady Feels Like

Trust the ground again

A room that stays exactly where you left it.

Plans you make a week out without hedging.

Standing up without first taking inventory.

Untreated, Meniere’s tends to progress unpredictably

Hearing loss from Meniere’s disease can become permanent over repeated attacks, and unpredictable vertigo can significantly limit daily activity and independence. Supporting inner-ear circulation and function directly, earlier rather than later, is worth pursuing alongside your ENT’s care, though the degree of benefit varies from person to person.

Questions, Answered

Meniere’s Disease FAQs

No, the therapies work alongside your current management plan, never as a replacement for it.
Already-lost hearing function is not typically reversible; the goal is supporting inner-ear circulation and function to help protect what remains and support overall symptom control.
That’s a conversation for you and your ENT, but many patients explore non-invasive options first. The evaluation determines whether your case looks likely to respond.
Patients who respond typically notice a shift in attack frequency over the initial treatment phase, though inner-ear conditions can take longer to stabilize than others, and timing varies widely from person to person.
The exact cause isn’t fully understood, but Ménière’s disease is generally linked to a buildup of fluid pressure in the inner ear, which affects balance and hearing. Doctors also point to possible factors like abnormal immune response, circulation issues, viral infection, or genetics. A physician is the right person to evaluate your specific case.
Diagnosis is done by a physician, typically an ENT or neurologist, not by us. It usually involves a review of your symptom history along with hearing tests (audiograms) and balance testing, and sometimes imaging to rule out other causes. If you think you may have Ménière’s, a medical evaluation is the right first step.
Yes, and many patients arrive exactly that way. No referral is required, though; you can call directly.
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