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I have been dizzy for a week

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iona74275
iona74275

I woke up 7 days ago with a sore left ear and hearing loss in the same ear. When I got out of bed I felt a bit dizzy and disorientated. I went to the doc the following day who referred me to ENT. They don't think that it is to do with my ear which I don't understand as my ear was sore and I felt my hearing had detiorated (results from hearing test showed my hearing was equal on both sides.) they have referred me to neurology and to have an MRI scan. They don't seem to know what it is. When I say dizziness it isn't classic dizziness. I've had that before with low blood pressure. It's almost a drunk feeling. I am absolutely fine when I am sitting down or lying down. It is just when I get up. It isn't severe to the point that I fall over but I need to guide myself through corridors holding onto walls and things. Does anyone have this symptom? The pain in my ear stopped after 4 days and my hearing feels normal now.

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  • lisa08672
    lisa08672 iona74275

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    Hi,my right ear hurt 6 weeks ago so doctor gave me antibiotics as I was severely dizzy,he thought it was a ear infection, after 4 days I was feeling a little better than it all came back and I was bed ridden a week as so lightheaded, I'm not great again now for last 4 days I have to hold on to walls etc,no one knows what's wrong with me,I have a MRI scan next Sunday but I'm so scared as I've had symptoms so long,hope your OK?lisa
    • iona74275
      iona74275 lisa08672

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      I feel the same Lisa, my ear looked ok inside so I didn't get antibiotics. I am worried too but if it was anything sinister I am sure the symptoms would be getting worse. I had a look online and there is a type of migraine called vestibular migraine or Otic migraine which seems to be my symptoms but docs are not committing to anything. It's making me so fed up as I have 2 kids and it's the holidays! 😔
    • lisa08672
      lisa08672 iona74275

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      I've tried migraine pills and they didn't work for me ,I've had this almost 6 weeks and you don't get migraines that long so sadly I don't have a clue what I have,I would guess its some sort of ear infection but hopefully I get Answers after MRI but lots of people on this site had MRI scans and nothing showed up,I'm so depressed as I have two girls who I love to take out and I'm not well enough to even go to the park so my boyfriend takes them,I miss it so much ,lisa
    • paula59
      paula59 lisa08672

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      Hi Lisa - Im afraid you do get migraines for six weeks, its called silent migraine, where you get all the neurological disturbances but without the headache.  Ive had my silent migraine, or MAV now for three years without let up.  I didnt believe it at first but having seen endless ENT a neuro surgeon and now got two neurologists, I realise it is the right diagnosis.  I have text book symptoms of dizziness, pins and needles on top of head, ears feel full, cheek hurts, chin can hurt, sometimes eyes feel blurry and pulled out, pain in back of head and front of head.  Nose feels pressurised, ear pain.  This all comes and goes but the dizziness stays unfortunately. Ive tried so many tablets, beta blockers, epilepsy stuff, betashistine, but nothing will shift it.  It just started one day and has stayed ever since.  There are a few different things you can get all to do with your vestibular system and its sorting out whats what.  The MRI is to rule out anything suspicious.  You just have to keep trying stuff and see how it goes.  I hope you get some relief / answers soon. 
    • lisa08672
      lisa08672 paula59

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      Hi Paula,sounds like my symptoms you described, the ent doctor did give me beta blockers and some other pills for a silent migraine but I'm badly anaemic and lacking vitamin d so was wondering if they are making my dizziness worse or something is causing all these problems, my pressure in the head is so bad today,vision on right is slow and can't focas,it feels like its all coming from my right side,lisa
    • gillian76726
      gillian76726 lisa08672

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      lIsa, Beta blockers are evil things!  Probably are making it worse. Try not taking the.pm  For a few days at least and see how you feel. What were the pillls hegav you for the silent  migraine?
  • gillian76726
    gillian76726 iona74275

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    yEs my dizziness is much the same, it is a more a swaying feeling, not spinning.  And yes. Hold onto walls at times too, usually,when I am. Ore tired which is when it,s worse.
    • iona74275
      iona74275 gillian76726

      Posted

      Have you been to the docs? What are they thinking. Mine seem to be treating the symptoms instead of l finding the cause.
    • gillian76726
      gillian76726 iona74275

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      yEs I have been to,lots,of Drs, specialists etc.  I am currently being seen by a hospital,in London that deals exclusively with all Neuro stuff, including he vestibular,side of things.  Sadly I think  all they know what to,do is deal,with the symptoms from my experience.  uN,ess you have had an accident or brain injury, it,s all a bit of a guessing game.  aS,the consumer,rant said to me when I went for my appraisal, the inner ear  is so intricate, it isn,t always straight forward, and I do understand that.  bUtmi also I derstmd why it is so frustrating.  bUt the. Again, I have had Crohn's disease some my mid 20's and now 67, and again no one knows for,sure what causes that either, so they treat the symptoms!  there is actually what they call Auto Immune vestibular disease, forget the proper term,  I am now wondering if I,ve got that!  and just now when looking up something else on vEDA website (A mine of info!) there is something called EVA. All to do with an enlarged  lymph sac in the inner ear, and as I get a pain sometimes in that area at the back,of the head behind the ear sort of area I wonder if i have got that!! Ha ha.  hAve a Look Iona.
  • gillian76726
    gillian76726 iona74275

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    Sorry the screen froze, so will continue.  When you see a specialist they usually ask all sorts of questions like do you feel things are moving,,or do,you feel,it,s you that,s moving.  I am the latter and I suspect you re the same. aS far as your left ear is concerned,,of course that is the problem side, so any dr that tells you it isn,t doesn t know what they' Re talking about!  mIne is my right ear and I know that the Neuro Otologists I have seen for extensive tests recognise that fact.  I am sorry to say that my experience with ENT,s isn,t wonderful.  they seem to only know about hearing and glue ear problems!!  they do not train at all in the Vestibular area which is a lot,longer training than regular  ENT stuff. If you think about it Ear Nose and Throat, is exactly that, no mention of Vestibular eh?

    MRI,s regularly don,t show much, they do them Mainly to rule out tumours etc.  also a straight Neurologist will be more interested in your Brain function, and again from experience of seeing one myself, wasn,t much help at all. tHere is a connection with our dizzy problems and the brain, but it

    involves  signals and all sorts from theVestibular System, and unless they are trained in the latter they will not know how to diagnose.  so if I,we're you, go through the motions, have he MRI, see the Neurologist, you might strike,lucky who,knows!  tHen you say to,your GP, I need to see a Neuro Otolgist that deals with the vestibular system!!  hAve a Google meanwhile

    for your area for one in your local hospitals, so,you can 'suggest' To your

    GP where there is one! that,s what I did as most GP,s have no idea what

    they are. Crazy you have  to,do their job for them,but that's How  it is these

    days!

    • iona74275
      iona74275 gillian76726

      Posted

      Hi Gillian. You are right. There was no mention of vestibular problems and I only found this out by googling. As for ENT I wasn't overly happy as they did even less tests than my GP. No tilt test or anything similar. They checked my hearing and then inside my ear, I made a couple of different facial expressions and then she said she would refer me to neurology.
    • gillian76726
      gillian76726 iona74275

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      nO,I had my time wasted by a silly old duffer  in ENT for nearly a year, then blow m down my GP sent me to an Audiologist  who was in the same department as ENT, and HE wasted another year of my life banging on about MAV!!
    • iona74275
      iona74275 gillian76726

      Posted

      I was hoping to just get a pill and that would be it. Oh dear. 😩
    • kathleen65757
      kathleen65757 gillian76726

      Posted

      Gillian, my vertigo is gone! It almost went once but came back. I am confident this time (touch wood!) 

      What I have learnt is that it goes when it is ready and all the interventions do not work!

       It is 8 months since the very violent onset when I could not sit up or get up unaided.

      I hope for others to get well too.

       

    • gillian76726
      gillian76726 kathleen65757

      Posted

      That,s,great news Kathleen!  hOwever  I,me sure I am stuck with mine now after 5 Years! 
    • gillian76726
      gillian76726 iona74275

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      yEp me too!! You can take Feverfew which is a natural headache remedy, but you take it every day with or without a headache the audiologist tried me in it but as I don,t have the MAV it didn,t help.  aLso I am now trying Ginkgo Biloba (Drops) as tit,s meant to be good for the brain!!
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