{"id":19780,"date":"2026-11-03T12:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/?p=19780"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:50:44","slug":"head-spinning-attacks-and-menieres-ear-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/patientenblog\/drehschwindelattacken-und-ohrdruck-meniere-erklaert\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertigo attacks and ear pressure? Meni\u00e8re explains!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sudden severe rotational vertigo that lasts for hours, accompanied by loud noises, pressure in the ear, and gradually worsening hearing? Those who have experienced such an attack often feel completely exhausted and anxious for days afterwards. Often, this is due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/menieres-disease\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meni\u00e8re's disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you need to know about Meniere's disease and the typical seizure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Inner ear disease: Meniere's disease is a chronic inner ear disorder characterized by periodic vertigo accompanied by typical auditory symptoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typical attack symptoms: The seizures involve massive rotational vertigo, pronounced balance disorders, as well as severe nausea and vomiting, combined with hearing loss, tinnitus, and a noticeable feeling of pressure in the ear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Duration according to diagnostic criteria: According to the international criteria of the Barany Society, a true Meniere's attack lasts at least 20 minutes and can last for several hours, up to a maximum of 12 hours.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fatigue after the seizure: After such an attack, the body is extremely weakened. The affected individuals often report persistent drowsiness, impaired balance, and deep exhaustion in the following days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hearing changes over time: Initially, hearing loss often fluctuates (fluctuating deafness). Over time, the deafness can increase, which is why regular audiometric check-ups are essential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc49Do you want to understand the mechanisms in the inner ear and the typical symptom combination in Morbus Meni\u00e8re in detail? Take a look now at our detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/dizziness-disorders\/menieres-disease\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"7403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patient information<\/a> or that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l7BKoFqysCQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Main video on YouTube<\/a> may apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd Are you looking for qualified therapists near you who specialize in dizziness? Use our <a href=\"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/for-patients\/dizziness-vestibular-therapist-search\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Therapist search<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pl\u00f6tzlicher heftiger Drehschwindel, der stundenlang anh\u00e4lt, begleitet von lautem Rauschen, Druck auf dem Ohr und nachlassendem Geh\u00f6r? Wer eine solche Attacke erlebt hat, f\u00fchlt sich oft noch Tage danach v\u00f6llig ersch\u00f6pft und verunsichert. Dahinter steckt h\u00e4ufig ein Morbus Meni\u00e8re. Was du \u00fcber Morbus Meni\u00e8re und den typischen Anfall wissen musst: \ud83d\udc49Du m\u00f6chtest die Mechanismen im [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3839,"featured_media":19782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"_jf_save_progress":"","iawp_total_views":52,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[316],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patientenblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3839"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19780"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19783,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19780\/revisions\/19783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19780"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}