With Ménière's disease, how you get through the time between attacks governs the quality of life. That is the part we look after alongside.

It is a condition in which dizziness, hearing loss, tinnitus and a blocked feeling in the ear come together and recur in attacks. Even while there is no attack, a light-headed feeling and tension remain and daily life often becomes constricted.

In this condition stress and lack of sleep are known as attack triggers. So managing those parts has practical meaning. With herbal medicine we regulate sleep and the whole-body condition, and with acupuncture and Chuna we look at neck and shoulder tension and circulation around the ear.

In daily life a low-salt diet and limiting caffeine and alcohol are known to be recommended, so we guide you on these too.

Hearing can decline gradually as attacks repeat, so it is better to have regular hearing tests at an ENT clinic alongside.