My grandmother has had trouble with her balance and suffering bouts of vertigo following a serious case of the flu some months back. Her doctor has told us that it is Meniere’s disease and has prescribed medication to help with the dizziness. He also mentioned that there is no cure for this disease. Is there anything else we can do?
It sounds highly likely that your grandmother’s vertigo symptoms occurred as a result of a viral infection that has caused inflammation in the inner ear and subsequently reduced the blood flow within that region.
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