>> Barbara,

 >> Mind if I ask how you lost your hearing?  I have a
 >> cousin who has Minnears
 >> disease and she gets so dizzy that it's debilitating.
 >> There is a surgery that
 >> will give her a quality of life she doesn't have
 >> now... but she would trade her
 >> hearing as it would damage essential nerves for
 >> hearing.

 > She should do as much research as possible.

 >   http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/index.html

 > This site might or might not be relevant.  There's a
 > lot of stuff I haven't looked at.

There is a search box at the top right of the page.  Type in
     Meniere's
 and you will get a list of items about it.

 >> She's almost decided to have the surgery since she can
 >> not stand up and
 >> walk more than 20 steps before the dizzyness overtakes
 >> her.

 > Not good.  I'm guessing that using a scooter or
 > wheelchair isn't an adequate defense against her
 > dizzyness.

 > I was born with nerve deafness, although I could hear
 > a lot better as a child.  My hearing has deteriorated
 > in my senior citizen years.

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