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Comprehensive List
Dizzy Triggers
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My Story
Read about my life with MM.
Menieres Support
Other MM Sites
Contains links to many of the sites that have helped me.
MDSG Members Site
Meet some of the members of the MDSG.
Dizzy Dips
Pictures of meetings between members of the MDSG
Support Groups
These groups helped me tremendously.
Medical Resources
Doctors
List of Doctors by organized by State.
Homeopathy
Resources for homeopathic treatment.
Menieres Nutrition
Nutritional Tips
These are the most common nutritional tips for menieres patients.
Recipes
Great tasting, healthy recipes.
Sodium
Ways to reduce sodium intake.
Water
Interesting facts on water.
Personal Links
My Family
Come meet my Son!.
Olympia Sports
This is my employer. A chain of Sporting Goods Stores in the Northeast. They have been very good to me throughout this ordeal.
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This page is dedicated to all members of the Menieres Disease Support Group's mailing list. Anyone who is subscribed to that list may send me their picture along with a brief bio. Please give short answers to the questions you see on this page only. If you have any suggestions or want to add your picture and bio, e-mail me at menieres@maine.rr.com Everyone is listed in alphabetical order, by first name.
TOPIC OF THE WEEK

Barbara Pinzka
REAL NAME:
Barbara Pinzka

NICK NAME:
Barbara P.

E-MAIL:
bpinzka@partnersmc.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (born in Princeton, New Jersey)

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
Approx. 20 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Shunt surgery, medication, spiritual meditation and rest

The Reichardts
REAL NAME:
Barbara Reichardt

NICK NAME:
Barb R.

E-MAIL:
barbbob@bcinternet.net

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
108 Mile Ranch British Columbia, Canada

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
Have had symptoms of Menieres from the age of 13 after I had the mumps, so that makes it 47 yrs. Diagnosed 14yrs ago.

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
I struggle with this disease every day. I try to eliminate stress whenever possible, have a good Family Doctor and for medication take Ativan and Serc. Without these meds, I could not function.

Bill Day
REAL NAME:
Bill Day

NICK NAME:
Bill Day

E-MAIL:
BDay357@cs.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Hotchkiss, CO (Originally from Columbia, KY)

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
since March, '97

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Serc. And avoiding wind and visual triggers.

Bob Wallace
REAL NAME:
Bob Wallace

NICK NAME:
Bob W.

E-MAIL:
rew111@aol.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Columbus Ohio USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
27 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Treating my allergies with Zyrtec has lessened the symptoms.

Chester Gunther
REAL NAME:
Chester Gunther

NICK NAME:
Chet

E-MAIL:
chet6499@earthlink.net

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Greene, NY USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
Approx. 6 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Positive attitude, determination, medication, rest.

Chris & Ethan
REAL NAME:
Christopher Spaulding

NICK NAME:
Spaulds

E-MAIL:
menieres@maine.rr.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Westbrook, Maine USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
February 1999

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Nothing yet.

Cindie & Husband NormDaughters Cori 4 & Lindsey 11
REAL NAME:
Cynthia Hedberg

NICK NAME:
Cindie

E-MAIL:
Cindierela@aol.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Cincinnati, Ohio USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
at least 3 yrs just got dx in Aug. 1999

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Meclizine, diuretics, low sodium diet, support groups

Connie & Bob Ferraro
REAL NAME:
Connie Ferraro

NICK NAME:

E-MAIL:
ferraro@anv.net

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Boulder City, NV USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
About 30 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Not working anymore, less stress, valium as needed, exercise and rest.

Cynthia & Dee
REAL NAME:

NICK NAME:
Cynthia

E-MAIL:
cynguil@earthlink.net

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Arizona USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
5 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Stopping work, less stress, medications, low sodium diet, becoming informed, and communicating with others who have Menieres.

Dak
REAL NAME:
Dakota Evans

NICK NAME:
Dak

E-MAIL:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Ontario, CANADA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
9 years Dx'd: July 97

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Serc (at one point), no stress and lots 'o' lorazepam :^)

Dee & Cynthia
REAL NAME:
Dee Tarango

NICK NAME:
Dee

E-MAIL:
evndet@AOL.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Moreno Valley, CA USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
About 3-4 years, dx 2 years ago.

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Low Sodium diet, no caffiene, chocolate, lots of rest, reduce stress, knowing what will trigger a problem and taking one day at a time.

'Arvey & Deb
REAL NAME:
Harvey & Debbie Kliman

NICK NAME:
Deb, db, 'arvey, klide

E-MAIL:
dskliman@aol.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Chadds Ford, PA, USA (Deb, born in Hamilton, NY - upstate near Syracuse

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
Deb, Approx. 2 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Diet, Valium, not much else.

Jacki Binkley
REAL NAME:
Jacki Binkley

NICK NAME:
Dizzyjake

E-MAIL:
dbinkley@sk.sympatico.ca

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Saskatchewan, Canada

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
3 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Serc and Valium, but still have drop attacks and daily dizzy spells, surgery is out for me because I still have my hearing.

Jan & Johnny
REAL NAME:
Jan & Johnny

NICK NAME:

E-MAIL:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
TIME WITH MENIERES?:
WHAT HAS HELPED?:

Jessie Sheppard
REAL NAME:
Jessie Sheppard

NICK NAME:

E-MAIL:
sheppard@telepath.com.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Born in Pa, raised in Ohio, Lived in Ok off and on since 1971.

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
MM since 1987, both ears.

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Low salt diet, no stress, and lots of rest.

Jim & his bike shorts
REAL NAME:

NICK NAME:
Jim C.

E-MAIL:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Warrenton, VA, USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
Since 1989 (diagnosis unclear)

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Chocolate, cycling, being outdoors, and being active.

Joel Perlish & Nicky
REAL NAME:
Joel Perlish

NICK NAME:
Sorry to say, never had one. if anyone wants to think of one for me I'd be very appreciative. Maybe.

E-MAIL:jperlish@aol.com

WEB SITE:
http://members.aol.com/joelkate

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Havertown,PA (SW Philadelphia,PA,USA)

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
About 5 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Exercise, diet, no medication, rest, positive attitude.
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John & Susan Raley (11/98), Ashley (DOB 4/96), Amanda (DOB 2/94)
REAL NAME:
John Raley

NICK NAME:

E-MAIL:
jraley@connect.net

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Plano (Dallas), Texas USA)

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
Since 1993

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Nothing definitively. Low sodium does not appear to help, so I don't torture myself with it.

Kathy Antis
REAL NAME:
Kathy antis

NICK NAME:

E-MAIL:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Pennsylvania, USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
I've been experiencing symptoms for 15 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Serc has helped me a lot

Leesa & Barry
REAL NAME:
Leesa

NICK NAME:

E-MAIL:
Leesa313@aol.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
West Hills, Ca (San Fernando Valley) USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
May 1975 1 month before graduating High School - it definitely put a cramp in my plans for after high school.

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Valium helps when the attacks are unbearable. I take things one day at a time, sometimes one minute at a time. The wonderful support of friends and family help a great deal. The guy in the pic with me is my husband of almost 20 years, Barry, he has been nothing but supportive and understanding.

Lise (On the left),with friend Trudy
REAL NAME:
Lise Edwards

NICK NAME:
Lise

E-MAIL:
lise@bc.sympatico.ca

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Ucluelet B.C Canada (born in Copenhagen, Denmark)

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
13 Years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
SERC and time I think.

Here's Malcolm, anything like you pictured? Malcolm, I'm spilling the beans, you must add about 50 years to this photo to get an accurate image.
REAL NAME:
Malcolm Drury

NICK NAME:
Dr. Wonderful (well, that's what I call myself)

E-MAIL:
mdrury@nrn1.nrcan.gc.ca

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
From Ottawa, Ontario (born in UK)

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
approx 18 years (started as cochlear hydrops)

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Hard to tell sodium, alcohol etc. seem to have no effect.

MIllie Brown
REAL NAME:
Millie Brown

NICK NAME:
Millie

E-MAIL:
Lady1247@aol.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Lancaster County, PA. USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Less stress, low salt, no caffeine, and meditation have helped a little.

Molly Parks
REAL NAME:
Molly Parks

NICK NAME:Molly

E-MAIL:
molly1@primenet.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Whetstone, Arizona, transplanted from Iowa USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Endolymphatic sac decompression, right ear. Same with addition of mastoid shunt, left ear. Lessening stress, my faith.

Pat Meadows - Circa 1984
REAL NAME:
Pat Meadows

NICK NAME:

E-MAIL:
pat@meadows.pair.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:

WHAT HAS HELPED?:

Raymond
REAL NAME:
Raymond

NICK NAME:Ray

E-MAIL:
rwanieck@brazosport.cc.tx.us

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Lake Jackson, Tx - about 50 miles south of Houston USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
Since 1988

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Cut out caffine and nicotine, diet, exercise

Sandi Allen (on the left) with her fraternal twin, Sharon
REAL NAME:
Sandi Allen

NICK NAME:

E-MAIL:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Georgia USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
2.5 years - No dx

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Nothing seems to make a difference, so...I don't fight it; I deal with it!

Sylvia Pesl
REAL NAME:
Stephanie Calder

NICK NAME:
Steph, Seemph

E-MAIL:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Wellington, New Zealand

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
had symptoms since I was a very young child, dx two years.

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
SERC, holidays at the beach.

Sylvia Pesl
REAL NAME:
Sylvia Pesl

NICK NAME:
Syl

E-MAIL:

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Lido Bay, CA., originally. Now in Houston, Texas area.

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
10 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
2 shunt surgeries, valium, low salt, stress and relaxing techniques. And this MDSG Group has been wonderfully informative.

Ylla Renfro
REAL NAME:
Ylla Renfro

NICK NAME:Ylla

E-MAIL:
ylla@az.com

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?:
Bellingham, WA USA

TIME WITH MENIERES?:
22 years

WHAT HAS HELPED?:
Getting out of a high stress job, adequate rest, meditation, support.