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Labyrinthitis - will it keep coming back?

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katy68188
katy68188

Hello all,

I have just recovered from my third bout of labyrinthitis. I first had it when I was 19 a year and a half ago, it lasted for just over a month.

3 weeks ago it came back again. I immediately recognised my symtoms but went to the doctor anyway and got diagnosed with labs again. I recovered within 5 days. 

I then went on with my daily life, even managing to go away for a week but as soon as I was home again it came back for yet another 5 days. I hadn't had any dizzy spells whilst I was away.

The main symptoms I get are extreme dizzyness and vomiting. The medication I am given stops the vomiting and nausea but I cannot sit up from a horizontal position which means I cannot do anything whilst I have this.

Is anyone else experiencing this coming back and repeating like this? If you are can I expect this to happen the rest of my life? Is there anything I could do to help prevent it? I'm 21 and I don't want this to affect me every few weeks, months or years so any advice from people in the same situation would be much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Katy

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  • neil70271
    neil70271 katy68188

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    to be honest whoever is on here suffering i feel for you...but i got to say thank god there is other folk out there with same problem... when i took it really bad i thought i was only one. also didnt have internet just a self med book..im so glad i have found fellow sufferers
  • merry_christmas
    merry_christmas katy68188

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     Katy,i have had labrynthitus for eight weeks now 3 major attacks which wipes me out extreme dizzienes can't stand very sick deafness in my ears..i am left with ringing in my ears now ,i am so frightened when it comes on teating me with betastimine,cant have any thing else,feel like my life is in tatters ..So scared going to spain for xmas.
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