Dizziness

I have read many of the letters from those of you who also experiencing dizziness.  I have been dealing with this, along with hearing loss, tinnitis, and feeling somewhat "in a fog" for 5+ years.  Along with these maladies, I have issues with my neck.  I personally feel that neck problems are directly related to many of these problems.  I had a sudden death in my family 10 years ago.  Apparently I began clenching my teeth at night from stress.  This led to TMJ, which in turn led to neck problems.  When my neck gets very tight, the ringing in my ears gets pronounced.  When that happens, my hearing is affected, and then I feel "off balance" and dizzy.  At one point, I saw a physical therapist who told me that there was no way that I could possibly feel well - like I was being strangled from the neck pressure - and needed to relax the muscles.  I do think that therapy helped.  There is a book out called "the Neck Connection."  The doctor who wrote it attributes many issues, including all that I mentioned, to neck problems.  I think many people have neck and upper back stress today from sitting in front of computers for long hours.  I would imagine that yoga would be helpful, but as of yet, haven't gone to try it.

I went in for testing for vestibular disease, and was told I didn't have it.  One such disease is Meniere's disease, which has many of these symptoms.  I do sympathize with all of you dealing with feeling dizzy, because it certainly does compromise our quality of life.  I also experience migraines with aura occasionally.  Those too seem to occur when my neck is sore and tight. 

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