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Eyes feel like they are shaking without nystagmus?

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brittney74707
brittney74707

Hi everyone,

I'm new here. Had my first vertigo episode in October 2016 that lasted 2 weeks. Doc told me it was Bppv and sent me to a dizziness therapist. Had epley done and she said she didn't see nystagmus and felt that it wasn't bppv. Well it resolved and I forgot about it. Then in November I had a bad sinus cold- felt the eye movements starting so I quickly took sinus decongestants/antihistamine and steroid nasal spray. Now that went away. 4 days ago while at work on he computer I noticed my eyes felt as if they were unable to focus-- almost as if they were jerking like nystagmus except I don't have bave nystagmus that anyone can see. It has me so stressed. I don't have the dizziness (yet) but I started the decongestants and nasal spray ASAP too. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this. I'm debating to go to a specialist but not sure which to see. 2 days prior to this episode I had a brief ringing in my right ear.

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  • eleftherio33095
    eleftherio33095 brittney74707

    Posted

    It sounds like you initially had vestibular neuritis which now is gone and was only temporary.  Your later episodes sound progressively less severe, and may be related to your sinuses.  Visiting ENT should resolve both issues.

    Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

    Clinical Neurophysiologist

    Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

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    Guest brittney74707

    Posted

    I actually had nasal spray start an episode of dizziness fro me so I had to stop using it.
    • brittney74707
      brittney74707 Guest

      Posted

      I don't take the nasal spray until I feel the eye sensation- where I live it is cold right now so our heat has been kicking on a lot (forced hot air) which tends to dry me out and make me stuffy- it seemed to act up this time with that. I must say it makes me crazy bc no one else can see it (meaning family) and I just feel like my eyes are moving when they aren't- very hard to describe. Literally feel like my eyes can't stay sill when I am trying to look at something and i don't have to my vertigo this time thankfully.. but if it goes without treatment (decongestants) I'm almost positive it will turn into a full blown vertigo sensation

  • amanda95449
    amanda95449 brittney74707

    Posted

    Hi Brittney, if you feel it's coming from your eyes i really urge you to book an appointment to go see an opthamologist. I saw numerous specialists for similar symptoms to what you're experiencing and no one could find anything. It was an orthoptics and opthamologist that found a problem with the eyes.

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