
The outer ear catches the sound and carries it into the middle ear to the tympanic membrane (eardrum). (We will discuss one.) It has 3 distinct sections or parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. Its purpose is to take the “message” of sound from a person’s environment and allow the person to hear. But let’s look at the ear for our discussion. This leads to obvious other possible causes for the symptoms. When you realize that other structures could have an impact on the inner ear, it may change your perspective. This makes a huge difference in how you look at the rest of the balance and hearing symptoms that make up Meniere’s disease. To help you understand what is going on, I wanted to bring you an awareness of where the ear is located in your body and why you might have this pressure or pain in just the left ear, which is sometimes described as a left earache. Does Meniere’s disease cause the pain or is it one of the underlying symptoms that is causing the pain? And never does each sufferer experience the same intensity of these symptoms: they are all different in some way. I have included real world examples that will give you an idea of what a sufferer has to live with. With this article I hope to be able to explain why this could be happening to you.
We get a lot of questions from people suffering from Meniere’s disease that are about experiencing the sometimes debilitating pain in their left ear and inner ear pressure, or fullness in their ears. Not only are you experiencing physical pain, you are also under a huge amount of stress, which can also be contributing to your attacks.
Ear Pain (especially in the left ear) and Inner Ear Pressure are Almost Impossible to Escape FromĬan you imagine having so much inner ear pressure and ear pain that it feels like your head is going to explode? Can you imagine this feeling or congestion with your other Meniere’s disease symptoms that are also relentlessly going on and on and you cannot escape any of this? And there is no one who can tell you why this is happening to you?