Anyone ever had vertigo?

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Hey. Most vertigo is caused by inner ear infections. Bacterial or Viral. You may not feel an inner ear infection otherwise. The do not always cause pain. This is an infection or swelling in the area of the ear that deals with balance.

Get it checked ASAP or you could end up with permanent damage!

 

[JVD_X]

This is no joke.. it's for real...

Sometimes when you get an ear/sinus infection, little crystals called "ear rocks" form. In certain situations, these crystals can drop into the areas in your ears that are used to maintain balance and whatnot. Your ear is like a big concentric wort chiller. When you are standing up, the crystals fall away from the part of the ear that is used for balance and for some reason when you lay down, they fall back on.

Believe it or not there is a simple maneuver that you can do that will take the vertigo away, and it works... my doctor did it for me:

http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/disorders/bppv/bppv.html#office

 

[Laurel]

I left school early yesterday due to being dizzy, and decided against going this morning because I was so dizzy. Unless I have my head leaned up against thing, I get dizzy, like I just got up too fast and all the blood rushed out of my head. I assume it's because my ears are plugged up with the sore throat/cold that I have, but I haven't had any nasal things happening yet. I went to the doctor for similar symptoms a couple years ago and they took my $20 copay, then tested my reflexes, looked in my ears and told me to take it easy, and I'd be fine.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Yes, but recurring vertigo is dangerous. Depending on what causes it, it can become permanent, hitting you at random. This can lead to you even having your drivers licence restricted or removed.

And not all doctors are, er , smart.

Recurring vertigo should be checked by a ear, nose and throat specialist.

 

[Laurel]

Well I haven't had it since the 2 years ago, and I'm currently experiencing a cold now. If I don't get better soon, I'll have my mom take a look then go to the doctor. That's my favorite part about having a nurse practitioner mom, the "Mom, am I dying?" calls, and asking her to come check me out.

 

[Beerthoven]

Yes, but recurring vertigo is dangerous. Depending on what causes it, it can become permanent, hitting you at random. This can lead to you even having your drivers licence restricted or removed.

And not all doctors are, er , smart.

Recurring vertigo should be checked by a ear, nose and throat specialist.

Denny is right, about both doctors and vertigo.

I had recurring vertigo for quite a while, and went to a specialist. He took me seriously and did a thorough workup, including scans (I think they were MRI) of my head - which basically turned up nothing. I spent some time on antibiotics and steroids and the vertigo mostly went away, except sometimes after a headcold.

Whenever I go see my regular doc, she always asks about it.

I also have constant ringing in my ears.

 

[Soulive]

Just an update...the anti-histamine and expectorants have seemed to help. Now I'm only getting the dizziness when I wake up in the morning and its goes away sooner each morning. I'm highly conviced its due to sinus congestion but I'll keep the infection possibility in mind...thanks

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

If sinus congestion is causing it you may have polyps in your sinus's putting pressure on your inner ear. That should also get checked out.

I have an Uncle that had them pressing on his brain.

 

[Beerrific]

Oh, you know what else might help...NSAIDs. I like Aleve. They can help reduce inflammation and swelling. Be careful they may not mix well with alcohol.

 

[pjj2ba]

I think we're in the same boat. I am taking Mucinex since I also don't like being wired. I have the same problem with the back of my sinuses getting backed up. I have some saline I can snort, I'll try that too. I just don't think its an ear infection. Are you talking about nasal spray steroids?

Both types of steroids. When I first developed the problem I got a steroid shot and pills. That gave pretty quick relief. Now I've got the nasal spray steroids and that has been pretty good at keeping the sinus pressure down (plus the antihistamines and mucinex)

 

[Soulive]

It seems the combo of NSAIDs, Mucinex, and Zyrtec have done the job. I'm going to the ENT next week to follow up, but I'm confident it wasn't an infection. Thanks for everyone's thoughts/opinions...