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Meniere’s Disease Symptoms and Mercury Amalgam in your Body May be Connected

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Amalgam or Mercury: A Sense Of Confusion and How it May Affect Meniere’s Disease Sufferers.

In my daily Internet life, I am constantly being reminded of dental problems, which may be connected to mercury amalgam. In my opinion they are indicators of underlying health conditions. As always, please use this information to help yourself think and challenge your beliefs. Follow your own intuition. Do all your own research. This will give you some links to start with. 

I do have to admit to a bias. I am now leaning toward no mercury after all I have learned and personally experienced. Please do not use this information for any class project or medical opinion. There is too much confusion and lack of direction. You HAVE to make your own intuitive decisions. My gut feeling is that these mercury fillings are not healthy or health supporting.

My purpose here is to help you understand how your body tries to get rid of any unwanted visitors by having a defense mechanism called the “inflammatory process”. This response is automatic. Your body doesn’t want foreign things in it, and that can include drugs or chemicals.

What is Mercury?

Mercury is a naturally occurring metal which has several forms. The metallic mercury is a shiny, silver-white, odorless liquid. If heated, it is a colorless, odorless gas. Mercury combines with other elements, such as chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen, to form inorganic mercury compounds or “salts,” which are usually white powders or crystals. Mercury also combines with carbon to make organic mercury compounds. The most common one, methylmercury, is produced mainly by microscopic organisms in the water and soil. More mercury in the environment can increase the amounts of methylmercury that these small organisms make.

Mercury is not only found in dental fillings, but it is also a by-product of “fossil fuels”. It is also found in agricultural fungicides, plus a few cosmetics and hair bleaches. Industry uses mercury compounds.  Their waste products are considered hazardous.

Metallic mercury is used to produce chlorine gas and caustic soda, and is also used in thermometers, dental fillings, and batteries. Mercury salts are sometimes used in skin lightening creams and as antiseptic creams and ointments.

Exposure to mercury occurs from breathing contaminated air, ingesting contaminated water and food, and having dental and medical treatments. Mercury, at high levels, may damage the brain, kidneys, and developing fetus.

Dental Decay is a Common Problem

It is a symptom of breaking down the protective coatings of the teeth.  If you would like to study this “breakdown” a little more, research the terms “oxidative stress” or “oxidation”? Anything that is not natural to your body will set off this process.

If this natural defense process is “activated” it will bring all sorts of “healing agents” to get rid of any problems. The most common healing component is extra fluid and white blood cells (known as inflammation.).

Mercury was thought to be harmless. It is a very inexpensive material, it lasts a long time, and is very easy to form into the shape of your tooth for easy chewing. Controversy about its use has been brewing from the start. Because of its  low cost, ease of use, and the fact that many dentists thought it was safe, it has been in constant use ever since.

I saw several references to the World Health Organization (WHO) as saying no amount of mercury should be in your body. Fortunately, for dental work, there are now alternative choices.

Some dentists tell us they don’t need to use mercury at all. Someone was actually told that their dentist said it would be malpractice to use it!

Recently, I spoke with a lady whose dentist had actually put in the mercury filling despite her asking him not to. She is having that tooth out shortly. She has many symptoms that would make her suspect the mercury. They are very debilitating and frustrating.

I hear back from people who asked their dentists about mercury and were told that “it is much less costly, is the best, and wears the longest. And not to listen to “naysayers”.

The message seems to be pretty loud and clear. This potentially harmful product appears in several industries.  Its exposure can be problematic.  But what is adding to the confusion is the lack of specific signs and symptoms in much of the documentation. So the symptoms could easily be misinterpreted for other conditions.

 “Mercury has been associated with a number of emotional and psychological problems, such as;

  • memory loss
  • mood swings
  • anxiety
  • depression

Just to name a few. The earliest, and most common, symptoms resulting from chronic mercury poisoning are neurological………..

Mercury can also cause a great deal of cellular and tissue damage by generating an excessive amount of harmful free radicals, known to be the major cause of all degenerative diseases….

All the sites I checked out, either felt;

  1. “Mercury was safe and what was the all the fuss about” OR
  2. It was totally unsafe.

Mercury is Classified as a Neurotoxin

A neurotoxin is a poison that acts directly in the tissues of the central nervous system and affects the motor skills. A “neuron” is a basic “brain” cell and a “toxin” is a poison..

If you suspect mercury could be a part of your life: internally or externally, I urge you to do some in-depth research on your own. I am only listing a few, but they are the ones that are easy to find “in yourself”.

Here are the signs I hear often when trying to help Meniere’s Disease sufferers…

How do you know you might have mercury vapors in your body? How do you know what to do about them? This is where the confusion hits home!

Here is one of the very best sites in which to spend time studying how many diseases, including Meniere’s, could be caused by mercury amalgam toxicity.  

Dr. McGuire also has a YouTube video on mercury amalgam fillings;

Mercury: The Poison in Your Teeth by Tom McGuire, DDS

If you think you have severe symptoms, you should discuss this with your dentist. If he or she does not share your concern, you need to be very diplomatic, but also firm. They may feel your symptoms come from something else. Maybe so and maybe not.

Dr. Tom McGuire on page 311 of his excellent book called “Tooth Fitness”, says “It’s also interesting to note that dentists who say mercury fillings in your mouth are 100% safe, nevertheless take every precaution to avoid any contact with the leftover amalgam.  All leftover amalgam particles are stored in containers and quickly disposed of.” Sometimes actions speak louder than words.

What do you need to do next?

Do a lot of research. It is very easy for someone to suggest you change dentists and find one that practices “mercury free dentistry”, but if the room is spinning and the noise in your ear is deafening, it’s very difficult to be hopeful and motivated!

There seem to be two distinct steps to take control of your own dental health in this situation. But they can only come after some serious thinking and consulting. First you have to remove the actual mercury amalgam filling. Then you have to remove the mercury out of the rest of your body. This is called detoxification, done by chelation.

Safe mercury removal is a specialty. It needs to be done in such a way so it doesn’t bring any additional harm both to you and the dental staff. Therefore one very important step is to find that dentist who practices “mercury free dentistry”. And you can find listings in many places.

I want to raise another bit of awareness. Would you ever connect dizziness with any chemical going into your body? Would you connect it to your teeth?

So I want to encourage you to think a little differently from now on. Look at other possible causes.

Here are some of the resources I used and some of sites I visited in order to understand mercury/amalgam a little better. For some links, I reserved comment. It could well be that I felt it would give more objective point of view.

When you visit them, the information will be very clear and educational. I found these sites most helpful and easy to understand.

Dr. Huggins’s site was the very first site I visited when I first started to work with Meniere’s disease sufferers. I gained a lot of insight and courage to ask more pointed questions as I realized many people would never connect dental problems to Meniere’s disease symptoms. I encourage you to spend time in his site.

Here are some additional resources about mercury;

  • If you would like a copy of our Meniere’s Disease Study Guide, please click here.  This guide is a step by step journey exploring your symptoms and what may be causing them.
  • If you would like more information on the system that David, and numerous others, have used, please click here; What Finally Worked.
  • If you have any health questions or concerns, please feel free to Contact Us and we will be happy to share our knowledge and ideas with you.

Karin Henderson, Retired Nurse

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