Labs told no referral for VRT

Hi,I have uncompensated labythrinitis,and the only thing I was told was that I have to get on with it!! It's unbelievable how the doctors just leave us.Can I ask you if you have anxiety aswell? Ii m having a bad day,tight head my eyes can t focus so well,balance all over the place.the only thing I can advise is to try and little day to day jobs.try not to avoid bending down or turning your head.My doctor told me it's something to do with the signals from your brain to your ears have got messed up x

Good news about the MRI scan Paulette or is it? I remember when I had my MRI results back, my wife was a bit miffed why I wasn’t overly pleased about getting the all clear. I actually wanted them to find something so the surgeon could dive in there and whip it out and then I could live happily ever after. When they find nothing, that’s worse isn’t it?

What you are left with is the aftermath of an infection or virus. That bad boy has been, done it’s damage and has gone. Get your eyes tested by all means but I expect they will be fine, I expect the optician will squeeze out prescription change (New glasses, means cash in their till..I’m and old cynic aren't I...lol?). Since you’ve got labs (or me VN), your eyes have been working very hard to compensate for your ears shortcomings, but our eyes tend to “over” compensate which seems to exasperate things.

I'm feeling vile myself today, I went to the cinema last night, I knew it would make me ill, but what can I do. The pattern in the carpet, the massive screen, the stair lights, it all sets me off. Visual overload, my eyes are doing all the work and nothing else is helping. Today I am walking around like I’ve just got off a boat and I have the yukky motion sickness feeling.

I think they suggest VRT because they don’t know what else to suggest, who knows...I don’t know.

Anyhow, I know how you feel, put your feet up and get some rest. What’s been helping me recently is early nights. I’ve noticed that if I’m in bed for 10.30pm I tend to feel much better the next day but if I have late night like I did last night, then I feel so much worse.

All the best !

How odd is this condition just read these posts I understand you all the bit about wanting Mri scan to pick something up so you could have this removed to return to normal life good and bad days and the constant anxiety 2 and a half years ago I was a builder flat out 7 days a week and ( normal) one day bad case of flu week in bed and then I had few days of slight but noticeable lightheaded episodes then whoosh labyrinthitis in all its entirety half way up the motorway everything turned upside down scary and worrying to say the least this followed by a couple of weeks of hell if I'm perfectly honest this I feel is where my anxiety escalated from the early stages the worrying will we be ok will we ever work again have I got to live like this as I say this was a few years ago at first I did my usuall if I pretend I'm not I'll i will be ok this didn't work so I tried to be normal but this didn't work either I tried to much to quick it only threw be back words so I took it easy I found an easy job became lazy quit drinking as I felt drunk most the day every day my way of getting threw the day without feeling sick was to be honest take my mind off my illness and drive which made myself feel normal so I became a driver I think it was the rocking about when I drove and the concentrating that made my head feel ok but don't get me wrong the anxiety was never far behind at times I have left that job and recently of 2weeks returned to being a builder I could not of done this any sooner through being unwell but it does show a level of normality can return one day I'm not going to say im 100% cause im not but im about 80 ish it's rare that I drink as pychologically I worry about the tipsy feeling bringing back early labyrinthitis feelings anxiety is well on the back burner these days not much really but I worry if i get a cold as this is where it all originated for me but I really have one thought for anyone who reads this before I had the flu or became ill before any of that I had a few early episodes on building where manual work at times sent me a little light headed I would have a coke as I thought I needed a sugar boost or similar was up a ladder doing a job and oddly felt giddy in back of my head I thought do I really have labyrthitis or is it a condition Drs don't really understand and pin it on 2nd best or nearest condition odd really Mir was clear eyes done 3times slight prescription needed know hearing tested little bad on one side and teeth checked for alignment but fine my advice relax find whatever takes your mind off condition do chill out and pick life up at a later date thanx for reading j fletcher

Thanks for all yiour replies it is very helpful but to feel like this everyday is so awful I have a pumping headache today and feel very lightheaded as i have been irnoing and doing some housework ! been for a walk as well the key is to try and keep active when your a busy mum and wife your can't sit around and lie down all day just want this to take a hike!