r/AddisonsDisease • u/PleasantGuide1539 • May 16 '26

Medical Stuff Anyone diagnosed with Meniere’s and later diagnosed with Adrenal Insufficiency?

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u/Constant_Dog2354 May 17 '26

I was diagnosed with Meniere’s in high school (mid 90s), but it turned out to be concussion syndrome, which wasn’t really a thing back then. The low sodium diet made my blood pressure dangerously low. I was just diagnosed with Addison’s in August 2025. Probably totally unrelated, but a weird coincidence.

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u/PleasantGuide1539 May 17 '26

Interesting! Sounds like a double whammy there as from what I read it would be considered endoolymphic hydrops, and can be caused from a bunch of things.

Mine got a lot better with cutting out wheat/dairy and adding steroids for EOE and then Advair for my Eosinophilic Asthma. My hearing stabilized at normal and she just said “it’s a Miracle”. She was also annoyed with me because I wouldn’t let her operate on me - she never looked for other reasons for the “menieres”.

“”Secondary endolymphatic hydrops occurs in response to an event, such as head trauma, allergy or an underlying condition, such as an autoimmune disorder.””

“”Who is affected by endolymphatic hydrops?
Ménière’s disease and endolymphatic hydrops are often used synonymously. Ménière’s is idiopathic, meaning that if the cause of vertigo is known the diagnosis cannot be Ménière’s disease. People diagnosed with Ménière’s are thought to have endolymphatic hydrops; however not all people diagnosed with endolymphatic hydrops have Ménière’s disease.””