Vestibular Neuritis Success Story

Hi Everyone,

Just felt that after I recovered I needed to give back to the internet as it helped me so much to understand my problem.

My issue started one morning when I woke up and everything was spinning, my eyes we moving without my control and I had the urge to vomit. I thought it was just brief but then I understood that something is wrong. My girlfriend thought that I was just sleep walking again so she just ignored it 😛 but I kept complaining so to shorten the story I was vomiting on the floor while the ambulance was coming in to the house. I've spent 12 hours in the hospital doing various tests until they told me that I have vestibular neuritis so they gave me corticosteroids to take everyday for 10 days lowering the dose every time, nausea pills and set of exercises to do at home. Trip home was painful as I wasn't able to calm my eyes and had this constant feeling of Nausea.

First 3 days I spend them in bed not moving or barely only to go to the bathroom until I forced myself to move, watch TV, take walks, do the vestibular exercises. My world was still spinning but I forced myself everyday to move. I did not know it at the time but little by little the things kept improving. I tried new things everyday trying to push myself even with the dizziness. I don't even know when I got to normal because I don't even know what normal feels like anymore but I can say that now after 3 months I feel perfect. Even after a month and a half I started playing football again. So my advice is start moving as soon as possible(do the vestibular exercises), fight through the dizziness it will get better, eat healthy, sleep well ,get fresh air every day and be positive!!

P.S. I know it's hard but do not read the horror stories from the internet!!! It will get better!!

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