Vertigo? Please respond

Thanks for your reply , I'm not sure that is motion sickness all I did was get it for bed and book it was just a constant dizzy and spinning feeling all day

I wasn’t saying you have motion sickness but that’s the name of the tablets at chemist.it treats dizziness & vertigo

Thanks for your reply , I did Google as soon as I started feeling dizzy and sat back down. Everything fits me to a tee except the articles I've read said BPPV last for seconds to minutes but my dizziness lasted all day

It often lasts all day on the first day or so, while the crystals are wandering around freely. That was the case for me when I had an episode a year ago. It started as soon as I got up in the morning and I spent the rest of that day literally having to crawl around my apartment on all fours because I couldn't stand up. I vomited a lot too. As I'm in my 70s and live alone, I even considered calling an ambulance at one point.

I finally fell into bed exhausted and when I woke up the next morning the crystals had obviously settled into the posterior canal, and I just had classic BPPV symptoms from then on.

I saw an ENT doctor who was absolutely useless, and then a specialist vestibular physiotherapist, who diagnosed BPPV and fixed it immediately with a single Epley manoeuvre. These guys are good, if you can't find a neurotologist. They're trained to diagnose a lot of inner ear conditions, and to treat some of them too - especially BPPV. Even if they can't treat you, they can usually point you in the right direction to get help.

But repeat: don't be tempted to try the Epley manoeuvre yourself, whatever you read on-line. It has to be done under strict medical supervision or it can make you feel a whole lot worse.

Thanks so much , yes the first day was definitely the worse today is the second day and I can get up and walk around with mild dizzy feeling but my head feels extremely heavy. I definitely am waiting to see my doctor Friday and go from there . I will not nor even attempted the manuver by myself

Quick questions hun, resaerch say BVVP can occur with head injury but I haven't had a head injury , or anything to my head . Can BVVP just happen out of the blue? And second , could my doctor diagnose me without me waiting to see a Nero or ENT? Sorry it's just you have went through it already and I'm going through it now and my doctor's appt is in 2 days I'm just kind of anxious to know exactly what in the world is wrong with me .

Yes it can happen following a blow to the head, but the vast majority of cases occur spontaneously.

I've had it three times in the past 25 years - two of them in the last year, but in different ears. None of these episodes was associated with a head injury.

In my case, the first and the last episode were set off by the dentist using the low-speed drill on my teeth. This can vibrate the crystals out of where they're supposed to be. Normally the high-speed drill doesn't do any damage. I know a couple of people on here have found that using an electric toothbrush can have the same effect. I think it depends on how well-secured your crystals are in the first place, which might explain why some people get multiple episodes.

My second episode, which was the most disabling and started a year ago, wasn't associated with any cause that I can identify. It just happened out of the blue, which seems to be the norm.

Your doctor may or may not be able to tell you whether it's BPPV. It depends entirely on whether he/she is trained or interested in vestibular disorders. Same goes for ENT doctors unfortunately - believe it or not! Only a neurotologist or a vestibular physiotherapist is guaranteed to be able to diagnose BPPV, but it's worth seeing your doctor anyway. And don't forget, it might not even be BPPV in your case. There are plenty of other conditions that could account for your symptoms.

Okay thanks that answered my questions, it's funny you said eletric toothbrush as I have been using one for a little over a month now. Yes I'm going to start off by going to my appointment and start there, and see if she can diagnose me or if not she can reffer me to a specialist or what she thinks is best.... From the research I've done leads to BVVP but it could or could not be as to alot of symptoms resemble so much of other things as well. I have got out of bed this morning so far a couple times and I have slight dizziness no where near intense as yesterday (the first day it started) but some mild feeling heavy headness. I pray it's nothing tragic. I'm 22 with a 3 year old boy who I love to much to ever leave him. Ive never expierenced that extent of dizziness before and I'm honestly scared. I can't wait to get to my docs

Aha! That toothbrush sounds like it might be the culprit. If it is, switching back to manual will prevent further episodes but it unfortunately won't fix this one. Once the crystals get loose, you either need a properly-performed Epley to get them back in, or you have to wait anything up to a year for them to dissolve of their own accord.

Normal symptoms of BPPV (though they can vary) are a general feeling of unsteadiness all the time, a bit like being on a boat, but getting much worse when you tilt your head into certain positions, and particularly when getting in or out of bed, or turning over in bed. If you tilt your head either backwards or forwards to the affected side, this starts things spinning wildly and gives you a sensation in the pit of your stomach like being in a plane that's fallen into an air pocket. If you don't grab onto something immediately, you can fall over. Anyone else looking at you may notice your eyes flicking from side to side or rotating (nystagmus). If it's really bad, you may even get an uncomfortable sensation of your eyeballs moving under your upper eyelids, but not everyone experiences this. I only got it in the attack last January, and it was a horrible sensation!

The general seasick feeling goes on all the time, but these scary episodes of violent spinning only last a few seconds, and are associated with head movements.

And don't worry. It's highly unlikely to be anything tragic, as you say. (I'm a former neuro nur se.) But you might have to abandon that expensive electric toothbrush, which would be a tragic waste of money!

I hope you have a doctor who understands about vestibular conditions. If he/she doesn't, you could be in for the long haul, taking unnecessary medications etc. You might try asking to be referred to a neurotologist (as opposed to a neurologist) or a vestibular physiotherapist. But don't worry. If it is BPPV, it does eventually clear up by itself. That happened in my first and third episodes.

Oh thank you so much lady!, I love your long responses and you make me feel alot better about this horrible thing . As it is my first time expierenced something like this before. I was able to take my son outside and play in the snow a bit but my brightness I was really sensitive to. And as for my toothbrush I am going to start using the manual one. I just get freaked out because brain tumors poped up online and I was just concerned about something being wrong with my brain. I appreciate your response , you answer all my questions thank you Soo much.

Oh and to add, I have only seen my doctor one time previous for a UTI my first ever . Lol it's a lot of first time for me right now I guess, so I'm not sure on how much knowledge she or another doctor has there about BVVP but if not I will contact a specialist like you said. Thanks again Hun

Very wise! I tend to stay away from doctors as much as possible.

Fortunately I have just about enough medical knowledge to know when it's really essential to see one. It's a policy that's served me well so far, as it's got me past my biblical three-score years and ten in reasonably good shape!

Good for you lady !!! As for me I'm 22 and been healthy since I can remember , when I was little I was a very sick child I had double phemnonia don't know if I spelt it right and influeznia and was always hospitalized for something . But growing up I never even got a cold last time I can remember .

I'm so glad I got to have the pleasure to talk to you about this with your knowledge on it