Jessie J Diagnosed With Ménière’s Disease, Singer Shared On Instagram

Singer Jessie J took to Instagram to share that was diagnosed with Ménière’s disease on Christmas Eve. Jessie shared that she experienced deafness in her right ear and found it difficult to walk in a straight line. During her Instagram live, she said, ”Basically I got told I had Meniere’s syndrome. I know that a lot of people suffer from it and I’ve actually had a lot of people reach out to me and give me great advice, so I’ve just been laying low in silence.”

The singer also shared that she is now able to sing and ‘bear it’ after taking treatment and medication.

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She shared her struggle as she said, “I haven’t sung for so long and when I sing loud, it sounds like there’s someone trying to run out of my ear.

“She said that she had to watch a Netflix show with her finger in her ear as her eye made sounds as if,” like someone crawled in and turned a hairdryer on”

According to the National Institutes of Health, USA, Ménière’s disease is a condition in the inner ear that causes severe dizziness, hearing loss, ringing in the ears and congestion in the ear. It usually affects only one ear and the dizziness may be felt suddenly or after a short period of ringing in the ear. In extreme cases, inner ear disorder can cause extreme vertigo that a person can lose balance and fall. It is reported that 45,500 people get diagnosed with this disorder each year. In the past, many famous people have spoken up about Meniere disease such as Jessica Williams, Kristin Chenoweth, Katie Leclerc and Peggy Lee. Even Emily Dickinson is said to have suffered from this disease.

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