Ancient Health Podcast
Ancient Health Podcast
Ancient Health Podcast
Your Vertigo Might Not Be Ménière's
35 minutes Posted Oct 15, 2026 at 3:01 pm.
The spinning room: is it really Ménière's?
Welcome to the Ancient Health Podcast
What a definite Ménière's diagnosis requires
Vestibular migraine: the condition that mimics it
The one test that tells them apart: the audiogram
Why the right label matters before treating the ear
Why every treatment seems to work
The betahistine trial: the placebo group got better too
A crack in the fluid-pressure theory
What happens when Ménière's comes into my office
A patient story: vertigo, tinnitus, and afternoon fatigue
The kidney meridian and the 3 to 5 p.m. window
Tongue, pulse, and EAV testing
The urinalysis and the audiologist's results
Chinese medicine, the spleen, kidneys, and fluid
Supporting the spleen, kidneys, and lymph
Homeopathic remedies for vertigo
Herbs for the kidneys: uva ursi and chanca piedra
Supplements for the spleen
Four steps to take this week
Closing thoughts
Disclaimer
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Show notes
Spinning attacks, a full ear, a roar you can’t shut off: that’s the classic Ménière’s picture. But a migraine that never causes a headache can mimic it almost exactly. Dr. Chris Motley explains the one test that tells them apart (the audiogram), why every Ménière’s treatment seems to work (in the biggest drug trial, the placebo group got better too), what Chinese medicine wrote about the spinning room 1,800 years ago, and four steps to take before anyone treats your ear. Sources are in the show notes. Educational only, not medical advice.
Supplements Dr. Motley recommends:
SPLEEN
Spleeno-Lyph by Nutri-West
Spleen PMG by Standard Process: ⁠https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/doctormotley/signup⁠
Albizia Supreme by Supreme Nutrition: ⁠https://shop.supremenutritionproducts.com/?aff=28⁠
KIDNEY
Uva Ursi by Supreme Nutrition: ⁠https://shop.supremenutritionproducts.com/?aff=28⁠
Body Guard by Supreme Nutrition: ⁠https://shop.supremenutritionproducts.com/?aff=28⁠
Cranberry
UT Vibrance
Homeopathics that help with vertigo:
DesBio "Dizzy": https://dbscript.com/?direct=drmotley
Professional Formulas "Vertigo Syncope": https://professionalformulas.com/patientcode/?doctorname=Christopher&doctor_code=GXN776D
Vertigoheel
Standard Process Spleen PMG: https://us.fullscript.com/welcome/doctormotley/signup⁠
The common four herbs that help with vertigo:
Cocculus
Conium
Theridion
Ambra
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