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Vertigo

KCDiva — Thu, 07 May 2020 22:33:29 GMT

Ugh my vertigo is at it again. I’ve been good for so long. Why does this happen? Just out of the blue. Any ideas?

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mieles — Thu, 07 May 2020 22:49:18 GMT

Could allergies be causing fluid buildup?

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CLHS68 — Thu, 07 May 2020 23:04:58 GMT

I don't know but it is awful when it hits. I have had it several times & hate it.

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Tribesters — Thu, 07 May 2020 23:18:03 GMT

@KCDiva

Mine comes & goes as well. I sympathize with you. I was told mine was caused by an inner ear condition. Getting out of bed too fast can cause it. Ear infections, wax build-up or sinus issues can also bring it on.

Did you ever try the Epley maneuver?

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AuntG — Thu, 07 May 2020 23:35:17 GMT

For me, being out in the wind does it. It can be 70 degrees out and I need ear muffs.

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haddon9 — Thu, 07 May 2020 23:41:45 GMT

I had a very mild case of it that lasted about a week several years ago. I was just a little bit unsteady and dizzy but it wasn't too bad.

However about a month ago one night as I was getting ready to go into bed I tapped my forehead to see if I left a clip in my hair when washing my face....OMG! Suddenly everything was spinning! It scared the cr@p out of me! I found that if I stayed still in one position I was okay but when I turned over in bed everything would spin again.

After a restless night's sleep I was okay the following day but scared and spoke with my PCD. He really didn't give me much of an answer but said it could be due to an inner ear issue or allergies. Thank goodness it hasn't returned but was so uncomfortable and scary that I feel for those who get it often.

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1Snickers — Fri, 08 May 2020 01:16:51 GMT

My neighbor had bad vertigo and I had seen a sign in my audiologist's office that he treats it.
I don't know what he did but the neighbor is better.

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jeanlake — Fri, 08 May 2020 01:21:26 GMT

I'm sorry you are experiencing this, but I'm glad to know I'm not alone. First time for me was 2 years ago -- doc called it a virus, inner ear infection. He warned me against returning vertigo; blowing winds, getting up and down too quickly, allergies. Everything you all mentioned. Good luck.

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happycat — Fri, 08 May 2020 01:41:18 GMT

Could it have anything to do with the barometric pressure. I get migraines and I can tell a big difference when we get a front, or the weather starts changing.

I wonder if allergy medicine could help you? Or an ear nose and throat dr. maybe?

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NeNe1010 — Fri, 08 May 2020 02:13:39 GMT

I have had trouble with vertigo over the years and I was diagnosed with Labyrinthitis. A virus attacks the Labyrinth organ in the ear. If you have it once, you are more likely to get it again. Some people never get it. They can give you medicine for the vertigo but the virus has to run its course.

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bonnielu — Fri, 08 May 2020 02:30:05 GMT

I suffer as well. Inner ear and mostly if I sleep or turn to my right side. The Epley technique works but someone has to administer it. In my case I seem to get the vertigo in May and Sept leading me to believe it might be something about climate or changes in atmosphere.

It is not curable. It is manageable and I do believe my grandmother had it. Lucky me, heredity or not.

The feeling.... everything spins and spins and spins. First time I thought I was going to die.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 08 May 2020 03:16:49 GMT

My doctor recommended the Epley Maneuver when I had a bout of vertigo. Wouldn't hurt to try it.

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HLP — Fri, 08 May 2020 10:16:32 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
My doctor recommended the Epley Maneuver when I had a bout of vertigo. Wouldn't hurt to try it.

I have had vertigo for about 5 years, it comes and goes. I take Meclizine twice a day till it leaves, in about 5 days. This Epley treatment is getting the crystals in your ears lined up. I had it done once by an ear Dr, but i still have light bouts of it. Have to know when it comes, and learn to deal with it the best way you can. It never goes away.

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fancy pantsy — Fri, 08 May 2020 11:01:40 GMT

i'm afraid i don't have any magic answers for you but wish i did. i suffer from vestibular migraines and sometimes the vertigo is so bad that i can't walk or see properly for weeks. ENT is suggesting some PT (it's probably the 'maneuver' that was mentioned earlier) but PCP says that sometimes the PT works and sometimes it does not.

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KCDiva — Fri, 08 May 2020 11:24:28 GMT

I went to the ENT years ago and he did the eplley maneuver. It did help for that episode of vertigo. I used to periodically get the dizziness but just for a moment and it wasn't bad. Now every now and then I get the kind where the room is spinning so fast and I sit on the floor and try to focus on something and let it pass. It is a terrible feeling. I even felt a little nauseated. I did the eplley maneuver on myself. The way it just comes out of nowhere is mind boggling, Thank you. I don't suffer alone I guess. It's just one of those things.

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bargainsgirl — Fri, 08 May 2020 12:31:13 GMT

I had my 1st attack last June. Said mine was likely an inner ear infection (virus) . It stopped after 2 dayys. I went to an ENT and they tried the Epely but it did nothing and they deterimined it was NOT caused by crystals in the inner ear. She said it was not likely to come back. So far so good.

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ALRATIBA — Fri, 08 May 2020 17:33:47 GMT

Meclizine ....

I have occasional bouts of positional vertigo - can't find the cause. So, I keep the meds on hand. My doc recommended:

Walgreens Wal-Dram II Antiemetic Travel Sickness Tablets

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Q4u — Fri, 08 May 2020 20:47:34 GMT

The last couple of years I have had horrific bouts of dizziness and occasional vertigo. Unbelievable discomfort and ruined my entire day because even if it got better I had a residual "feeling" of dizziness that drove me nuts. Nothing much helped, including the travel sickness pills, the maneuver (actually made me feel sicker).... these episodes would happen every couple of weeks. I started I on Levothyroxide (low dose) when it was discovered I had hyperthyroidism. From that dose onward (which has been upped as needed for the hypothyroidism) I haven't had any episodes of dizziness or vertigo.... Is it related? No one can tell me. But I've been free of it for months and months now so did my thyroid cause it? I don't know but I'm SO grateful it's gone.

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Mj57 — Mon, 11 May 2020 13:33:36 GMT

My Ent gave me diazepam It helps. It does something to the inner ear which helps with vertigo and nause a I get with it. Mine comes and goes. Sometimes bad sometimes barely noticeable. Hard to have.

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deb5555 — Mon, 11 May 2020 16:42:02 GMT

Wear ear plugs when you wash your hair, sometimes water gets in your ears and causes this.