Thanksgiving in the United States -Daniel Pancy

The American Thanksgiving. First it starts with the Federally Mandated Hand Turkey. This must be displayed properly and proudly with respect on your refrigerator. This usually is done by the Friday before Thanksgiving. There is also the mandatory designated “Kids Table” where the four youngest in the group must sit at and eat. If by […]

Don’t let your eyes deceive you with Visual Vestibular Mismatch – Abeed Hirji (Certified Vestibular Therapist) & Sheelah Woodhouse

Imagine that you’re in a bustling grocery store, watching an action movie, waiting in traffic at a busy intersection or walking across the patterned carpet in a hotel lobby. You start to feel anxious, disorientated or unsteady, and sweaty or nauseous. What is happening? You might be experiencing Visual Vestibular Mismatch. This is a condition where […]

Financial Assistance -Hearing Loss Association of America

The first step for financial assistance resources for hearing aids (and other technology) is to check with your health care insurance provider to find out if they carry hearing aid coverage. After that, check out the programs listed here to find out you might be eligible for services. Children with Hearing Loss Children with hearing […]

FDA grants Fast Track Designation for SPI-1005 in the Treatment of Meniere’s Disease -Sound Pharmaceuticals

SEATTLE, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Sound Pharmaceuticals is pleased to announce that the FDA’s Division of Neurology Products has granted its request for Fast Track Designation (FTD) involving SPI-1005 in the treatment of Meniere’s Disease (MD). FTD applies to serious conditions where the potential to address unmet medical need has been demonstrated. SPI’s clinical data from […]

Meniere’s Disease and Migraines -Written by Greg Bullock on 7th Sep 2019

Meniere’s disease and migraine are clinically unique syndromes that also share an extensive and often-complicated relationship with one another. In fact, it can be hard for doctors to distinguish between the two conditions, much less the patients who have to endure their symptoms. In this post, we break down the similarities and differences between both […]

What Part of Hearing Impaired Don’t You Understated? -by Daniel Pancy

It is so frustrating! Yes, I’m hearing impaired due to bilateral Meniere’s. My hearing aid molds are bright red. Why? I want people to to see them. I’m not embarrassed by the fact that I have to wear them. Even with them I still need to see your face when you talk so that I […]

Vestibular Disorders Are They an Invisible Disability? -Daniel Pancy

According to VeDA, Vestibular Disorders consists the following disorders and syndromes. “The most commonly diagnosed vestibular disorders include benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), labyrinthitis or vestibular neuritis, Ménière’s disease, and secondary endolymphatic hydrops. Vestibular disorders also include superior semicircular canal dehiscence, acoustic neuroma, perilymph fistula, ototoxicity, enlarged vestibular aqueduct, migraine-associated vertigo, and mal de débarquement. […]

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Tinnitus can interfere with hearing but doesn’t cause hearing loss. -By Liza Torborg

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: For the past several months I have had a high-pitched ringing in my ears. It comes and goes, but lately it seems to happen more frequently. My doctor said that it is tinnitus and is quite common, but I am concerned and want to know what could have caused it. Could it […]

Review of evidence on noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of migraine -NCBI

Review of evidence on noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation for treatment of migraine: efficacy, safety, and implications. Mwamburi M1, Tenaglia AT2, Leibler EJ, Staats PS3. Author information Abstract GammaCore was cleared by the FDA for the acute treatment of episodic migraine and episodic cluster headache and has 5 Conformité Européenne marks. Data indicate that gammaCore treatment is both safe […]

Vertigo-Michigan Ear Institute

Vertigo – Medical and Surgical Treatment, March 1998 ArticleMEDICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF VERTIGOMichael J. LaRouere, M.D.Michael D. Seidman, M.D.Jack M. Kartush, M.D. INTRODUCTION Vertigo is a term used to describe the hallucination of motion although the subject is stationary. The patient suffering from vertigo often uses the term “dizzy” to describe this sensation. However, […]