Overcoming Ménière’sHow Changing Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Life
Review posted February 11, 2026.
Kiremma Press, 2018. 126 pages.
Review written December 20, 2025, from my own copy, ordered via Amazon.com.
I won't say that I've been diagnosed with Ménière’s disease, because the doctor was rather careful not to use those words - since she's not worried about my ability to drive, with my vertigo episodes few and far between - but I'm pretty convinced that's what I have, and the doctor "discussed the possibility" - a possibility she didn't seem to have much doubt about.
So of course I went looking for books on Ménière’s. I didn't find much, but this one has been quite helpful.
This is the author's story, and yes, that makes it anecdotal, but he does a good job of providing relevant background information, as well as plenty of reminders that everyone's experience with Ménière’s is different. And I have to say that his attacks were much more frequent than mine, so much more devastating to his life. (I had four attacks in 2024, but only one in 2025. I also have constant rumbling tinnitus and pressure in my ears plus hearing loss.)
But his story is encouraging. Despite starting from a much worse place, he almost completely eliminated his Ménière’s symptoms with a low-sodium diet. He now is an Ironman in his quest to prove to himself that Ménière’s won't limit his life.
So it's an encouraging book to read. Although there is no "cure" for Ménière’s, that doesn't mean that it will have a huge impact on my life forever. And besides his own story, there's plenty of information about the disease itself and about the treatment options that do exist. And there's even a low-sodium spaghetti recipe that I've been making frequently.
Sometimes it's good to hear from someone who's been through the same thing and come out the other side.
Edited to add: Since writing this review, I've gotten hearing aids (Hearing loss is another symptom of Ménière’s.), and I went on a diuretic that greatly helped reduce the rumbling - but also had intolerable side effects of muscle cramps and pain. So I'm trying a different one. But it's good to have treatment besides the low-sodium diet, and I'm less discouraged about the whole thing.