What have I got?
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I just want peoples view's really and I know you probably get fed up of people coming on here and asking. I started with dizziness early January but also symptoms of a woolly head, lightheadedness, mild headaches, tiredness to the point my eyes hurt, pressure to my eyes and forehead and yawning. I've also suffered with tinnitus for years. I went to the docs today and she says I've possibly got benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, gave me exercises, some pills and a referral to ENT. See I'm not convinced and looking at menieres I fit more into this. My aunty also has menieres and I read somewhere it can be hereditary. I've started the tablets but don't whether there's any point if it's not vertigo or medication can be the same for menieres, it's prochlorperazine. I don't really know what I'm asking other than what do other people think.
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angela84522 ems74
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Hi EMS, Do you have any feeling of ear fullness? Do you hear okay in the effected ear? Are you experiencing Vertigo? I was Diagnosed in Octobor but have been suffering for 2 years. Sometimes different Doctors have a hard time diagnosing until symtoms worsen. I wish two years ago they had given me better advice. It's hereditary in my family as well. I have found that Pine Bark 150 mg and a natural Diuretic has really helped me . I use Dandlelion Capsules. I buy at the local GNC or Whole Foods. You can also Google and read about the study online. Good Luck. I am sure they will give you a hearing test if you get to a good ENT. That will help them Diagnose you!.
louise0703 ems74
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ems74
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I feel that my ear is full of wax but it isn't, is that what you mean. It's my left ear and that's where the tinnitus is. I hear ok at the moment but the tinnitus is always there and occasionally it does block out but not very often. The doc said I had vertigo yesterday but is sending me to ENT to look for definite. I'll look for pine bark as I'd rather have that than what they've given me. Thanks for replying x
louise0703 ems74
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eleftherio33095 ems74
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Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN
Clinical Neurophysiology
Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology
NeddyO ems74
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The advice you have received from others is basically correct. You need a clear diagnosis. But mean time ask if you can start taking betahistine, a drug designed to reduce hearing loss, and tinnitus as well as dealing with the problem in your inner ear. It is very safe and will not interfere with getting a correct diagnosis as it takes at least 4 weeks to become fully effective.
ems74 NeddyO
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I was very wary about taking it but after 2 days my dizziness has definitely reduced. I really don't want it to be long term due to side effects and luckily I haven't felt sedated. I will look into betahistine as well as the tinnitus can drive me crazy some nights. Would I take that instead of prochlorpromazine?
louise0703 ems74
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I think Betahistine is more of a "cure" and prochloropromazine is a symptomatic medicine, in other words it doesn't fix anything just masks symptoms, so you will probably take both x
NeddyO ems74
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This has been my experience. So I always carry Buccastem and Stemetil as a back up in case I feel an attack coming. And if that happens I go straight back onto high dose betahistine and ask for a review. So far this has only happened once!