Anyone with BPPV? (vertigo)
Annie Deighnaugh
2 years ago
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Comments (15)Last year my Mom was hospitalized with what turned out to be vertigo. She was never so sick in her life. The doctor did special turning and twisting and also the epley maneuver. He explained that there are crystals in the inner ear and sometimes these crystals move out of place and cause the wild dizziness and nausea. The epley maneuver helps to "send them back to their rightful place"....See Moreperimeopause and vertigo???
Comments (13)Hi Linda, Sorry for your problem. Dizziness is awful. Do you think you need a second opinion? Did you fall and hit your head before the dizziness started? Is there an ear-dizziness expert in your area? the doc I went to specialized in dizziness. Sometimes, it can be a problem with the otoliths in your inner ear. They are little pieces of gravel that help keep our balance. If they have gotten shaken out of place, you can remain dizzy. They are able to manipulate your head to get them back into place. I had sooooo much dizziness during perimenopause. It did seem to be related to my sinuses. I've heard alot of women going through perimenopause complain about their sinuses. I had a dizziness work up a couple years ago too. It started up after I had a colonoscopy. Long story short, it seemed to be caused by my GI tract losing all the good bacteria during the clean-out. After a couple months on a probiotic, the dizziness went away. I have since realized that when I abuse my GI tract, I get dizzy. Go figure. Anyhow......if I were you, I would get a second opinion. I can't make any promises, but I would be encouraged if I were you, that this might all correct itself, as you finish with perimenopause and stop having big fluctuations in your hormones. Good luck Linda!...See MoreVertigo
Comments (21)I had it and it's awful. Mine was caused by my high blood pressure pills. I really think the doctor was over medicating me. I've never had so many dizzy spells and trips to the ER as I've had for the past 2 years. I've been telling the doctor how lightheaded I get after taking those pills. So he stopped one and kept me on the other. Well, a little of the veritgo left but not completely, plus my ankles were still swelling up. Finally after have my heart started to race like crazy and my pressure over 210, I went back to ER. They admitted me and gave me a stress test, but they also checked my heart and kidneys. Everything came back good, even my blood work. Now the doctor on call started me on some kind of heart pill that will reduce my heart rate in case it started racing again. So far I'm just taking that pill plus my nexium and I will say I'm almost 98% better. No vertigo, no swelling, no feelings of passing out and no racing heart. I still feel a little panicky at times because I keep waiting for it to start happening again....See MoreBPPV getting worse. Anyone else have this?
Comments (14)I have the similar but more severe Meniere's disease. The episodes are just as unpredictable but last longer (several hours)though I often get small tippy spells that may or may not lead to a major episode. Salt is a trigger for me and very occasionally strong sunlight of all things. You get tinnitus with this and most annoying it can sound like crunching bubble wrap in your ear. I have variable hearing loss. It comes and goes. Dr's dislike dealing with such vague sorts of things. Because I have not gone totally deaf do I really have Meniere's? Oh well that helps. I can take Sudafed and cut the episode short sometimes. All very annoying and very uncomfortable. They generally resolve if I can get to sleep....See MoreAnnie Deighnaugh
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