Acidosis And Meniere’s Disease

Acidosis and the symptoms of Meniere’s disease

Does acidosis and Meniere’s disease have any connection? Is there any evidence that acidosis is a trigger or cause of Meniere’s symptoms.?

It has long been believed that there is a parallel between metabolic disturbance and Meniere symptoms. An imbalance of electrolytes is present in the Meniere’s.

Possible connection with acidosis and Meniere’s disease

By Jean Perrins

Summary:

“There is currently inconclusive scientific proof as to the cause of Meniere’s disease, but all of the clients in my clinic have responded to alkaline, ionized water. That points a finger at dehydration. It makes sense because inflammation caused by acidosis and dehydration can cause tissues to swell. Some evidence points to middle ear infection, syphilis, head injury, viral illness, respiratory infection, stress, fatigue, use of OTC and prescription medications, allergies, smoking, alcohol use and genetic factors. All of the above creates acidity in the body with the exception of genetic factors which only govern 35 percent of what is going on. The other 65 percent is within our power to change.

I will continue to offer alkaline, ionized water to Meniere’s sufferers to see if they all respond to the alkaline, ionized water. It is a very specific kind of water, made in a machine that hooks up to your kitchen faucet. It changes the tap water into alkaline, super-oxygenated, super hydrating, high antioxidant water that rids the body of free radicals, free radical damage and toxins. It actually restores the body to its most natural pH, which is near neutral. Most importantly, it stops the dizziness, nystagmus and vomiting in its tracks.”

Dehydration has been linked to drop attacks and is thought of a trigger for Meniere’s in general.

Alkaline, ionized water helps to restore the body’s pH balance and thus symptoms that occur because this balance is lost, return to normal. If you are plagued with this debilitating condition, you may want to try adjusting your body pH.

However on the flip side, a 1976 study published in the Journal of laryngology and otology suggested the opposite.

Alkalosis is a condition in which the body fluids have excess base (alkali). This is the opposite of excess acid (acidosis).

Acid-base equilibrium in Meniere’s disease

57 patients suffering from Meniere’s disease were examined: metabolic alkalosis was found in 39 and metabolic acidosis in 4.

Meniere patients found in alkalosis were given acidifying drugs to normalize their acid-base equilibrium. Such treatment proved effective in preventing acute cochleo-vestibular crises and in improving tinnitus and deafness (in the fluctuating stage). On the interruption of treatment symptoms reappeared.

“However in conclusion the authors wrote: The physiological-pathological significance of metabolic alkalosis in Meniere’s disease still remains unclear and, consequently, this can be considered merely a predisposing factor in endolymphatic hydrops.”

So it would seem the imbalance of electrolytes either way can be present in Meniere’s. The level of significance in either acidosis or alkalosis in terms of cause is unclear.

However it is clear that dehydration is a trigger and acidosis is known to cause or contribute to disease states.

pH balance is important and acidic water/food can be a problem. Squeezing Lemon or lime into water creates an alkaline balance inside the body. Even cancer cells do not like an alkaline environment.

Noble prize Winner Dr. Otto H Warburg , who is credited with discovering the real cause of cancer, has found that the root cause of cancer is oxygen deficiency. Oxygen deficiency leads to an acidic state in the human body. Dr. Warburg also found that cancer cells are anaerobic (do not breathe oxygen) and cannot survive in the presence of high levels of oxygen, as found in an alkaline state.

“All normal cells have an absolute requirement for oxygen, but cancer cells can live without oxygen – a rule without exception. Deprive a cell 35% of its oxygen for 48 hours and it may become cancerous.”

Our diet plays a vital role in maintaining proper pH levels in the body. PH balance is the balance of acid and alkaline in all fluids and cells throughout your body. Your body must balance the blood’s pH levels at a slightly alkaline level of 7.365 in order to survive. Unfortunately, the typical American diet consists primarily of toxic and acid-forming foods like processed sugars, refined grains, genetically modified organisms etc. This leads to unhealthy acidic pH.

An imbalanced pH can interrupt cellular activities and functions. Excessively acidic pH can lead to many serious health problems such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and heartburn. If you keep your body in an acidic state for a long period of time, it can drastically accelerate aging. Robert O. Young in The pH Miracle, says, that most health problems arise from being acidic. This is because parasites, bad bacteria, viruses, and candida overgrowth thrive in acidic environments. But an alkaline environment neutralizes bacteria and other pathogens.

With this information in hand it may not be too far fetched that somewhere along the line during your onset of Meniere’s symptoms, dehydration, diets that cause acidosis and therefore acidic cells may contribute significantly to your problems.

Why your pH balance is important.

Acidosis is caused by an overproduction of acid in the blood or an excessive loss of bicarbonate from the blood (metabolic acidosis), or by a buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood that results from poor lung function or depressed breathing (respiratory acidosis).

This is interesting because when a Meniere’s patient goes to an ENT clinic in Japan, they will be rushed to the front of the queue and placed on a intravenous drip with a bicarbonate solution in it.

Metabolic acidosis is a serious electrolyte disorder characterized by an imbalance in the body’s acid-base balance. Metabolic acidosis has three main root causes: increased acid production, loss of bicarbonate, and a reduced ability of the kidneys to excrete excess acids.

This was originally posted in 2009. Now in 2020 I can say I have heard very little about this since. I am not dismissive of anything but it has to be said we have been shown very little evidence of acidosis itself being a major factor in the symptoms of Meniere’s.

However, given metabolic acidosis may have several connections to imbalances and disorders that have been suggested to be connected to Meniere’s symptoms, perhaps it is another possible factor that has been overlooked thus far.

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References/Further reading:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1255011/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566456/