Doctor keeps saying I have bppv but not sure

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hi everyone, I've posted a few times here and I'm so confused. someone on here told me she thinks i have vestibular migraine which I'm starting to think i do. the only thing is i don't have a history of migraines. doctor keeps saying its bppv. i first thought it was due to my medication i was taking but doctor said its not. ill go through my symptoms.

i first got vertigo first thing in the morning in December when laying on my right side and had a swaying sensation 5 weeks afterwards. I'm fine when walking outside and when driving but feel dizzy wen at home and in bed. it was the day after a trip to a fun fair. i only went on 1 ride the mad mouse which pushes you side to side so at first thought maybe a crystal in my ear had been dislodged. doctor then performed the eply exercise but this didn't cause any dizziness so doctor was baffled but told me today he still thinks its bppv. I'm assuming because i only get vertigo when laying down and i can control it.

i also started getting ringing in my ears and occasional eye pain at the back which is mild and a mild headache occasionally.. the second time i got vertigo i was once again laying on my right side. had on and off swaying for 10 days afterwards

i was feeling so dizzy that i tried the eply exercise again and i got vertigo that lasted a few minutes and spontaneously disappeared.

a week later i was feeling lightheaded again the feeling I'm on a boat that would last a few days and disappear for about a week. this was going on for a few months.

now I'm getting a fuzzy head, occasional eye pain which is mild, still have ringing in ears, difficulty sleeping yet extreme tiredness and its worse when laying down. i feel spaced out and not here if that makes sense. it always happens at night and 10 times worse when laying down. i had an anxiety attack which was mild and my whole body started to spasm. I've tried the eply exercise everyday but never feel dizzy apart from that one time. vestibular exercises help with the dizziness and had vertigo 4 times since December. i have these new symptoms everyday that started 2 weeks ago. its as if I'm about to have a vertigo attack even when I'm not laying down but don't that's the feeling. i cant see a specialist Doctors yet with the Coronavirus and when i do it could take months. wen the doctor first examined me he said there was mild inflammation in my left ear. from what I've read this don't sound like bppv. any suggestions? i was also taking omeprazole for a week but stopped 4 days ago if that helps.

thanks

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