Q Can Meniere's disease be completely cured, or is it a condition I have to manage for life?
A Rather than a complete cure, a realistic goal is to maximize the attack-free stable periods. With active management, attacks sometimes resolve naturally, but because there is a constitutional tendency, continuing lifestyle management over the long term is important for preserving hearing and maintaining quality of life.
Detailed Answer
In some patients, Meniere's attacks naturally diminish within a few years, but complete cure is hard to predict and recurrence is common. The treatment goals are ① reducing the frequency and intensity of attacks, ② maintaining quality of life between attacks, and ③ suppressing the progression of hearing loss. Achieving these three allows you to fully carry on daily life alongside Meniere's disease. Since the first several years are the period of rapid hearing decline, active management during this time is most important.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, rather than a one-time complete cure of Meniere's disease, we present the realistic goal of gradually lengthening the time spent without attacks. Because there is a constitutional background of phlegm-fluid and Kidney deficiency, even after creating stable periods through herbal treatment, you must steadily continue managing a low-salt diet, hydration, and stress for recurrence to decrease. We recommend visiting regularly in Dong-gu, Incheon or Dongincheon and managing the condition together over the long term.
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