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Vestibular Neuritis ? Spaced out!

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Monkey16
Monkey16

Hi guys,

Just wondered what people thought - I started about 13 weeks ago with what was diagnosed at the time as Labyrinthitis. I never experienced true 'spinning vestigo' but was totally disorientated as if I had necked a bottle of vodka - this lasted maybe 3-4 days of which I stayed in bed and over time I have steadily improved.

I paid for a private ENT consultant who was sceptical of the Labyrinthitis diagnosis. He suggested I go for hearing diagnostics caloric ect but at £400 I decided to give myself some time to see if I improve.

All my bloods were fine but for the past two months I've had a CONSTANT 'spaced out feeling' like I've had a few beers or maybe even some wacky backy (even tho I don't touch the stuff) my balance seems fine and have no other symptoms other than I seem to tail off towards the end of the day.

The doctors (as usual) put this spaced out feeling down to anxiety which of course I have a lot of for obvious reasons. I have tried an ssri for the past month but the feeling is exactly the same.

I this 'spaced out' feeling common in vestibular neuritis - does anybody have any advise??

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  • Monkey16
    Monkey16

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    I have had the results through from the hearing tests and it states I have borderline bilateral hypofunctional vestibular responses. Can anyone interpret this ? Or what could have caused it ? I also have left / right imbalance of 14%
    • eleftherio33095
      eleftherio33095 Monkey16

      Posted

      It is difficult to draw a conclusion from a test that is borderline.  How did your physician interpret it?

      Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

      Clinical Neurophysiologist

      Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

    • Monkey16
      Monkey16 eleftherio33095

      Posted

      He is sending the report to my ENT, he was unsure really - says some sort of initial vestibular pathology more than likely. But wasn't sure if the low responses were just my physiology.

    • eleftherio33095
      eleftherio33095 Monkey16

      Posted

      We will therefore have to wait for the ENT impression.

      Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

      Clinical Neurophysiologist

      Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology

    • Monkey16
      Monkey16 eleftherio33095

      Posted

      Will keep you updated. Any neurological issues clots / tumour / TIA would have been indentified by now right especially after the calorics ect? Just to put my mind at ease.
  • Monkey16
    Monkey16

    Posted

    I'm still thinking it's something to do with the fact I had a hsv infection at the onset of symptoms. I've also noticed I have several crusty sores on my scalp , could it be something like shingles ??

  • Monkey16
    Monkey16

    Posted

    There has been a development - I found a used pregnancy test and an empty packet of antibiotics x4 500mg azithromycin dated 22nd march.

    I asked her and she said they were for thrush???!

    Is it possible I have been suffering from some sort of sti / std all along.

    I had symptoms down below when I started with this in July which I thought was hsv but thinking about it might not have been.

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