Hello! Considering there is a "glycerol test" (Klockhoff-Test), in which a person with suspected menieres consumes 1.5g glycerol per kg of bodyweight, has anyone ever tried to take glycerol to reduce the swelling in the inner ear, even if it only lasts a short while? If the glycerol reduces the swelling of the inner ear, and it is provable with a hearing test, it is supposed to diagnose menieres. It might be a good way to mitigate a large attack and permanent hearing damage. As with every substance, it can be overdosed of course: Severe glycerol intoxication after Menière's disease diagnostic--case report and overview of kinetic data - PubMed
Interesting article regarding the use of system steriods and oral glycerol. Might be worth a thought? https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0145561320952204
Huh! That's a new one for me. I see it is used to reduce eye pressure and enhance hydration. Some ENTs prescribe diuretics (for no know reason) and yours is going in the other direction. Are you taking a prescription pill?
According to what I understood, it's an old school remedy. It seems to have an osmotic effect, recalling liquids from the body, and it should act asa diuretic too. It's not pills, it's a disgusting liquid, extremely sweet, and it's not pure, it's 50% diluted. I take 80ml in the morning (because I'm 80kg) but on alternative days. I am not encouraging anyone to use it of course, I am not a doctor, I am just following a prescription and I was wondering if anyone had try it.
Don't mess with osmotic pressure. Your kidneys can fail. Meniere's is a autoimmune disease. I have it and I treated it as an autoimmune and it responded positively. Doctors only see their specialty. You probably have a number of allergies. Here is how it works. A allergen is detected in your sinuses. Because it is a object considered by your body, local cells need to notify the brain so that defense mechanisms in the pituitary and hypothalamus will react. In this case IgE is the defense of choice. The messenger is histamine. It is an inflammatory chemical. You can take antihistamines, but the causitve agent is still there. For example. You place a sterile toothpick under your finger nail. It hurts, histamine is released. It tells the brain and local nerves that you have a toothpick under you finger nail. All the antihistamines that you can swallow, will not remove the toothpick. With a allergen, they tend to be tiny, You body will find a way to trtansport them out. I the mean using a fatty acid on the site. Ears, nose, submaxillary glands even at the biforcation of the carotid artery could help. By the way, There are 2 STEMCELLs Me- Stemcell and someone else STEMCELL1. I do stem cell research and autoimmune research. Larry
Hi Larry, thanks for your reply. I am taking glycerol under prescription of an otolaryngologist (not sure is correct in English), I hope he knows about possible side effects. However I am reading a lot about histamine too, and if this doesn't work I'll try following a low histamine diet. I never hear that Meniere was autoimmune, interesting fact my two kids have celiac disease, but I turned out negative to blood testing twice.
I don't see any good side to glycerol. It will make it more difficult to keep your ears clean and though it can not really grow bacteria, it can harbor them. Further it is attracts water and will make your ear canals damp. Actually, in a pinch for quick relief, a couple of drops of isopropyl alcohol. Used for swimmer's ear. As long as I am here. I am doing some work with celiac disease. May I suggest. First no gluten in any form. Check any capsul medication. In celiac diease the micro villi of the intestine flatten out. There is biochemical that can straighen them back up. Curiously it is found in all social staples. It's called spermidine. Wheat germ, rice and sourgum have it I suggest replacing both wheat and rice with sourgum. Sourgum is also loaded with nutrients. Meniere's Autoimmune Disease Meniere's disease is considered to have an autoimmune component in some cases, although its exact cause remains unknown. Research suggests that approximately one-third of Meniere's disease cases may be of an autoimmune origin, with the immune system potentially attacking inner ear antigens. Some studies have found a correlation between Meniere's disease and other autoimmune disorders, with about 33% of individuals with Meniere's also having another autoimmune condition. Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) is a related condition where the immune system attacks the inner ear, leading to symptoms such as hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems. While the immunological mechanisms are not fully understood, there is evidence that autoimmune reactions may play a role in the pathogenesis of Meniere's disease. reddit.com r/Menieres on Reddit: autoimmune origin baptisthealth.com Meniere's Disease Symptoms & Treatment | Baptist Health ncbi.nlm.nih.gov High Prevalence of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases in Patients with Menière's Disease - PMC journals.plos.org Autoimmunity as a Candidate for the Etiopathogenesis of Meniere's Disease: Detection of Autoimmune Reactions and Diagnostic Biomarker Candidate | PLOS One aao-hnsfjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Immune‐Related Disorders Associated With Ménière's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis iowaearcenter.com Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease — Iowa Ear Center sciencedirect.com Meniere's disease might be an autoimmune condition? - ScienceDirect pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Meniere's disease might be an autoimmune condition? - PubMed