The room spins

When I was 6 years old, I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease. At the time, there was only one or two other cases of children with the disease. Mostly it hits people in their 50s. Meniere's is characterized by hearing fluctuations and loss, whirling vertigo, and ringing in the ears (tinnitus). I don't remember the whirling vertigo, as that was corrected with an endolymphatic shunt operation the summer I turned seven. The operation also prevented the hearing fluctuations. In the end, I had one ear that worked fine (the right) and one ear that was pretty much useless (the left). And so I lived for many years until now.

Because yesterday I had what may have been whirling vertigo complete with lots of vomiting. I am not sure - I don't remember what it was like when I was a child. But my description of it matches the description I've read and my doctor described to me. I went to the doctor and he diagnosed it as an inner ear infection, which is possible, except that supposed to last for a few days. Not the case for me. I feel fine today. I have no physical ailments.

So is the Meniere's coming back (not that it ever really left)? I don't know. But I have an appointment on Monday with my ear doctor. Back to the salt free diet and the diaretic, I imagine.

I am a little worried.