Does anyone else suffer with attacks of vertigo ( extreme dizziness)?
It’s happened to me on several occasions. The first time I was only in my 20’s and it was so severe that I couldn’t work for a week, and I certainly couldn’t drive anywhere. My mother had to take me to an ENT who diagnosed an inflamed eustachian tube and put me on Antivert and an oral steroid. The steroid helped, the Antivert didn’t. I’ve had brief bouts since then, and found out that we can develop tiny mineral deposits in our inner ears that will occasionally shift and cause the symptoms of vertigo. These deposits are commonly called “stones” and the condition is correctly called Benign Positional Vertigo. I’ve included a link to a website that might help explain the condition better. I’m sure there is a lot more info on the web, but this will give you a start. There are ways to treat it on your own, but if it is really bothersome, you might want to consider seeing an inner ear specialist who can help you with rehabilitation maneuvers. I felt much better once I knew what it was and r
If you’ve never seen a chiropractor for this, find a good one and go. If you have, and haven’t had good results, find a better one and go. Try to find one that uses an activator, or a ‘thumper’. This is a device that looks like a syringe, but instead of a needle, has what looks like a door stopper on the end. I have switched to a chiropractor who uses this, and had very good results. With my old chiro I had good results, but I had to endure a couple of days of pain after his treatment. This new method is very gentle and painless. Also, I did have symptoms similar to this when I was pregnant with my second child. It was very distressing. My doctor told me it was an ‘estrogen cold’ which had settled in my ears. Apparently excess estrogen can cause naso-pharangeal (sic?) tissues to swell, and it was causing that seashell shaped thingy in my ear to swell, thus the attacks of vertigo. I couldn’t drive for the last four months of my pregnancy for fear I would soon be swerving off the road. T
Yes, and I have for many years, since the early 80s. The first attack I thought I was having a heart attack (due to fear of the unknown). I had all kinds of tests and then was diagnosed with vertigo. I was given antivert and it took almost a year for it to totally subside. I’ve had bouts on and off ever since and just use the antivert (meclazine). I’ve been told I have benign positional vertigo by a neurologist and to do some head exercises to move the particles (like calcium deposits) in the inner ear. It is worse when laying on my left side. Yes, you don’t have to be doing anything for it to flare up. I think diet affects it…i.e. salt and sugar. I stopped using Splenda because found it was affecting this condition so obviously there’s a chemical in it not agreeing with me. I also think it’s been a part of going through menopause although doctors don’t agree with me but the symptoms have been severe on and off especially over the last few years…….very debilatating. I also think
