{"id":46032,"date":"2026-02-12T22:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=46032"},"modified":"2026-02-12T22:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:05:44","slug":"review-of-overcoming-menieres-by-mark-knoblauch-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=46032","title":{"rendered":"Review of Overcoming M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s, by Mark Knoblauch, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Overcoming M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s<\/p>\n

How Changing Your Lifestyle Can Change Your Life<\/em><\/p>\n

by Mark Knoblauch, PhD<\/p>\n

Kiremma Press, 2018. 126 pages.
\nReview written December 20, 2025, from my own copy, ordered via Amazon.com.<\/p>\n

I won’t say that I’ve been diagnosed with M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

So of course I went looking for books on M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s. I didn’t find much, but this one has been quite helpful.<\/p>\n

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 M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s 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.)<\/p>\n

But his story is encouraging. Despite starting from a much worse place, he almost completely eliminated his M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s symptoms with a low-sodium diet. He now is an Ironman in his quest to prove to himself that M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s won’t limit his life.<\/p>\n

So it’s an encouraging book to read. Although there is no “cure” for M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s, 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.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it’s good to hear from someone who’s been through the same thing and come out the other side.<\/p>\n

Edited to add: Since writing this review, I’ve gotten hearing aids (Hearing loss is another symptom of M\u00e9ni\u00e8re\u2019s.), 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.<\/p>\n

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