Successful treatment of a child with definite Meniere's disease with the migraine regimen

Mehdi Abouzari; Arash Abiri; Hamid R Djalilian

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.02.004

Successful treatment of a child with definite Meniere's disease with the migraine regimen

Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 May-Jun;40(3):440-442. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.02.004. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Authors

Mehdi Abouzari¹, Arash Abiri¹, Hamid R Djalilian²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, USA. Electronic address: hdjalili@uci.edu.

Abstract

Emerging evidence suggests substantial overlap between the symptoms of Meniere's disease (MD) and migraine-related cochlear/vestibular disorders. We report a 5-year-old girl with a 6-month history of left-sided hearing loss followed by daily episodes of vertigo, headache, and vomiting who met the criteria for definite MD. The patient became symptom-free and gained near normal hearing levels after starting on a 6-week migraine diet/lifestyle regimen with riboflavin and magnesium. We believe that the symptoms of MD may be primarily due to a vestibular migraine phenomenon. Pediatric MD patients may benefit from migraine lifestyle/dietary changes with control of both cochlear and vestibular symptoms.

Keywords: Cochlear migraine; Lifestyle change; Meniere's disease; Pediatric; Vestibular migraine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Female
Healthy Lifestyle*
Humans
Magnesium / administration & dosage*
Meniere Disease / diet therapy
Meniere Disease / etiology*
Meniere Disease / therapy*
Migraine Disorders / complications*
Migraine Disorders / diet therapy
Migraine Disorders / therapy*
Riboflavin / administration & dosage*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Magnesium
Riboflavin

Abstract

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MeSH terms

Substances

Grants and funding