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Residual Symptoms after Vertigo, losing hope...

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sarah30526
sarah30526

Hey everyone, so I posted here before about the vertigo I experienced, but I'm still left with some symptoms. Last year I had vertigo around spring time after I woke up for a few seconds. I vomited and had diarrhea afterwards, but felt fine the next day. This time, I had vertigo in the beginning of May for around 5 seconds after waking up, but my ear felt plugged afterwards. I felt unbalanced after my vertigo attack and still feel unbalanced today. Although my unbalanced feelings have gotten better, my right eustachian tube is still hard to open/pop. I feel like I can always pop my left ear, but it is harder to get that relief in my right ear. It has been six months and I still don't feel 100% because everytime I walk I feel slightly unbalanced and sometimes like my foot sinks into the floor or the floor moves for a split second (gets worse throughout the day). My right ear is also really annoying me because it's not like how it used to be - no problems with popping it. I am so tired of feeling like this and it's really hard to keep up with my school work (I'm 20 years old and in university) when I always feel off. I noticed I had the slightest problem with popping my right ear before this all happened - don't know if that relates. I was on vacation in Montreal and a week after I got back home I woke up with a few seconds of vertigo and 6 months of torture. Don't know why it happened and why I still have these residual symptoms. 

Been to my family doctor who referred me to a ENT doctor and basically told me I have bppv without doing any tests. She stuck an endoscope up my nose and said everything looked fine and I had a hearing test with an audiologist who said my hearing was within normal ranges, although my left ear was slightly better at hearing. I had the ENT appointment in July and recently I went to my schools doctor for my right ear eustachian tube problems and feeling weird/unbalanced when I walk and basically told me I don't have bppv (without doing tests) and said I have ETD. She looked up my nose and said they looked like I was affected by allergies which is closing my eustachian tube and to just use nasal sprays (which my family doctor already prescribed for me), steam and antihistamines. She told me to only come back if I get tinnitus, which I only notice when I'm really tired or stressed and can only hear when I go to bed. I told her that and she said "so, no, you don't have tinnitus." 

Any success stories, advice, medication, exercises to make this go away will be EXTREMELY appreciated. 

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  • Waffalobill
    Waffalobill sarah30526

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    Think you need to go to a neuro-otologist. He will do the proper testing. Find out the cause.
  • hmoosey
    hmoosey sarah30526

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    You need to look up vestibular specialist in your area.  Regular doctors have no clue about this.  Look up dizzy clinics, PT who treat Vestibular problems, neurolontogist, ENTs.  Look up vestibular migraines, Vestibular neuritis, meniers, BPPV is the first thing they diagnosis you with- it is really all regular doctors know about.  I have relief finally after asking to be treated for Vestibular migraines.  Was prescribed nuerotriptiline and a beta blocker. My foggy brain is gone.  I have my life back but I still get spells of nausea when I read too much or look at moving objects, grocery shopping and a passenger in a car.  But I'm seeing a new doctor Monday.  Who specializes in Vestibular migraines.  Keep pushing doctors and don't let them tell you it's anxiety.  If they say it will pass with time- move on to another doctor.  Had I listened to that which was said over and over I would still be in a fog with no life.  Be a strong advocate for yourself.  It's the only reason I am better today 

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