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jason71025
jason71025

Hi I'm new here and i've had vertigo for at least 9 months now and is starting to really get to me. I feel so dizzy and everything feels like it's moving around. Does anyone know what I can do to get rid of this vertigo.

Thanks in advance

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  • stephx
    stephx jason71025

    Posted

    I give birth three weeks ago ever since I've had severe dizziness I feel like I'm walking on a bouncy castle it's started with randomly I would feel I was spinning or turning to fast I then had a near passing out episode and ever since then I have been dizzy and can't stop been dizzy it's similar to the dizziness I get when I'm unwell but I've had antibiotics for suspected infection I'm now on iron tablets I really don't know how to cope with this because obviously I have a tiny baby to look after and my other children but I can barely function because I'm so dizzy all the time I have got low iron but doctor give on tablet a day for 30 days so it can't be that bad to give me these symtoms surely I feel like ill never be able to leave my house again
    • jason71025
      jason71025 stephx

      Posted

      I can barely leave the house as well rolleyes REellty don't know what's going on with me at the moment. The bouncy castle thing definitely applies to me  too, all this swaying is a big no no. Hope this ends soon
  • eleftherio33095
    eleftherio33095 jason71025

    Posted

    All the symptoms you describe raise the suspicion of a vestibular disorder.  The eyes blurring is probably due to nystagmus.  The long history (9 months) tends to argue against a vestibular neuritis, but the spinning with head movement could be due to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, which can be easily diagnosed by a neurotologist, or by an ENT specialist with special interest in neurotology.  You should visit one of these two specialists.

    Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

    Clinical Neurophysiologist

    Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology.

    • c83614
      c83614 eleftherio33095

      Posted

      Hi

      I am very grateful you have joined this site. When I went to an ent consultant he thought I had oscillopsia will this be confirmed by vng balance tests? Sorry to add this question here. Kind regards claire

    • eleftherio33095
      eleftherio33095 c83614

      Posted

      Oscillopsia is evident on the clinical examination and does not need confirmation.  The VNG may have been asked for to determine the CAUSE of the oscillopsia.  Sometimes it can remain normal depending on the cause.

      Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

      Clinical Neurophysiologist

      Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

    • c83614
      c83614 eleftherio33095

      Posted

      Hi thank you for your answer, do you know what is the best treatment ?
    • eleftherio33095
      eleftherio33095 c83614

      Posted

      The treatment depends on the diagnosis.  You will probably receive a diagnosis after you do the examinations.  Let me know the results.

      Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

      Clinical Neurophysiologist

      Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

    • c4013
      c4013 eleftherio33095

      Posted

      The vng I think was normal today. The tests I had was following a red light left and right and up and down. Plus cold and warm air in each ear and asked questions. At the end. The computer they had was playing up but the lady said she would analysis it later but nothing was jumping out.

      Brief history of myself

      1st bout After 48 hour very rough crossing suffering very bad sickness I was dizzy ie felt i was still on the boat felt drunk lots of brain fog for 4 months. I did vestibular exercises and recovered. Tablets only for 2 weeks at beginning.had mri scan which was clear ent consultant said inner ear damage.

      2nd bout of this started end of January after a many colds one after the other. Very similar symtoms feel of being on a boat more pronounced. Very bad disabling headaches . My poor balance made me walk oddly like I was walking on the moon. Feel like either I or my surroundings are bumping and bobbing around. Drunk feeling. At first i needed to hold onto someone for support for first 4 to 5 weeks and it felt like they were going to fast and my vision at the sides was wizzing by really really fast. Worse balance. Ent consult gave betahistine 32mg x3 a day. I have started to feel alot better after being on for month and a half but came off the tablets for a week prior to balance tests and now feel by balance has worsened..but not as bad as the start. I feel almost as though there is shifting happening in my head. Have you any ideas.

      One other point may be insignificant. I have noticed my right eye pupil on both ocassions is ofter larger than left. It is reactive equally with a torch light but in normal day light even if the light is brighter on the right side. It will often but not always be larger. When I was fine no balance problems eye pupil equallity was normal. During the first bout vestibular exercises made that eye want to close. This time at the beginning I had a blister on that

      Eye ball clear small blister. May not be relevant.

      If you could offer any help advice..questions...answers...I would be forever grateful. Claire

    • c4013
      c4013

      Posted

      By the way otherwise healthy apart from being on my period for over a year. Hormones tested as normal. Dr brought me off the pill recently to try to stop them ...i am not anemic. Being sent for scan as I have previously had a cyst on an ultra sound over a year ago. This I feel will be not relaxant all all but you never know holistic health?!
    • lisa08672
      lisa08672 c4013

      Posted

      Hi Claire,I have all same symptoms and with the eye,also I get vision disturbance where I can't focas,always is worse when I'm dizzy. I've had the balance test and MRI all normal,I'm taking cinnezirine but I've been dizzy for 8 months and had to give up work,I'm applying for pip benefit but not sure if I will get anything, are you working?, lisa
    • c4013
      c4013 lisa08672

      Posted

      I have not be working. I work in a fast paced environment where I have to think clearly quickly and more around busy environment I'm a secondary school teacher. I am hoping to get back soon once I get settled on the tablets again and feel a bit more normal. But I know it will be dreadfully hard and at times think I might have to have a career change. It's an awful feeling...but there we are!!
    • c4013
      c4013

      Posted

      More = move
    • c4013
      c4013 lisa08672

      Posted

      The whole Work thing is an added stress. In its self I hope you are successful with your pup
    • lisa08672
      lisa08672 c4013

      Posted

      I work with old people so I'm not allowed to work,works keeping my job open we which I'm really happy about.what do you thinks wrong with you,I've been told its positional vertigo but its not 100% certain,Lisa

    • c4013
      c4013

      Posted

      Pup = pip sorry☺
    • c4013
      c4013 lisa08672

      Posted

      I really have no clue. But ent mention oscilopsia. But I don't know..
    • c4013
      c4013

      Posted

      Not knowing why you feel so weird is awful as well. When I get fed up I think am I going round the bend! It's just awful.
    • lisa08672
      lisa08672 c4013

      Posted

      Thank you,I've got ent again in a few weeks so hoping they can do a epley manoeuvre as it seems to help a little
    • c4013
      c4013 lisa08672

      Posted

      My Gp tried that for me the first time I had this but he said he wasn't that sure how to do it. Maybe hence it didn't work for me lol
    • c4013
      c4013

      Posted

      I was advised today to take up tennis or a sport where I had to watch a ball and react quickly. Badminton maybe
    • lisa08672
      lisa08672 c4013

      Posted

      My boyfriend did it at home and made me worse lol ent are qualified and its helped me a few times to be better for a few weeks after,worth another try.I play computer games like Mario kart,running around playing sport makes me so dizzy,I'm not lazy and still a size 8 luckily just exercise makes it worse,the doctor told Me to try yoga,I couldn't stop laughing, how that would help I don't know,maybe he thought it was in my head,wish it was but sadly it isn't,I got two little kids to look after so it makes life hard
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