“…Psychological therapies and peer support groups that aim to improve the understanding of M eni ere's disease, increase participation in everyday life, and diminish the negative impact on quality of life and psychosocial functioning have been advocated [2,13,30,31]. Multiple self-help and self-care strategies, such as developing and adopting positive approaches, and/or avoidance of precipitating factors, as well as complementary and alternative medicine, have been identified and positively appraised by people living with M eni ere's disease [32]. Common elements of these strategies include; pursuing self-health agency and searching for a sense of self, regaining control over health and life in general, and receiving support from significant others and healthcare practitioners [32].…”