This excessive salt intake can make Meniere's disease worse by causing extra fluid retention in the endolymphatic chamber. Therefore, limited salt intake to 1,500 mg per day can have a favorable impact on Meniere's Disease. Other factors can influence Meniere's such as caffeine and tobacco use which worsen symptoms. Along with limiting salt, caffeine and tobacco consumption, stress reduction can also decrease Meniere's symptoms. Stress at home, work place or school can set off or worsen Meniere's symptoms.
Biofeedback training is very effective in helping control the effects of stress on the body.
This questions is difficult to answer satisfactorily because individual cases are extremely variable. Some patients will have only one attack, never to be bothered again. Another group of patients will have their initial episode which is followed by a symptom-free period which may last many years. Symptoms then return and can be quite sporadic. The more typical history of Meniere's Disease is one of repeated bouts of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss.