Cervical Vertigo/Balance?

Hi

I went to my GP last week with an ear problem (inflammation, swollen neck glands, off balance, dizziness etc....) I was prescribed an ear spray and told to come back if it didn't work. I am not convinced the balance is down to an ear infection, I put most of my aches and pains down to an autoimmune disease that was diagnosed with over twenty years ago, I have suffered dizziness for years that I have put down to my neck being damaged by my spondylitis, but I have recently started to suffer from balance problems, to be honest I think that it has been creeping up on me for a number of years in that I can soon go off balance while just standing, but walking at the moment is a challenge, I feel as if I am going to stumble to one side, I do stumble if I look to the side while walking.

Anyway after going through lots of pages on this discussion I came across a post about cervical vertigo and lo and behold I could relate to it completely, I even did a test that entailed standing with my arms out and with my head turned to one side then putting my hands palm down one at a time, if the test set off nausea then it indicated a neck problem! I thought, no way is that going to cause nausea, so I tried it and couldn't believe that it set off nausea!! and the feeling stayed with me for ages after. So I shall take this info to my GP and hope that he takes me seriously because it can be treated.

Can anyone else relate to this?

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