Dizzy

Ears, nose and throat
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I went four years with MD. In the beginning I had two vertigo attacks with the spinning nausea vomiting was put on Teyrachlorathyazide. I've constantly had the fullness in my left ear also certain sound frequencies irritate my left ear I'm a musician so it's a real pain. Some days are better than others but for four years no dizziness or vertigo Recently I got some dizziness then a drop attack while sitting at the computer I ended up in floor. Now for the last four days with one great day in between I feel dizzy or aural fullness not vertigo just dizzy I also work out as much as I can after a long run I was dizzy after showering but the next day took a long bike rides nd was ok. Woke up today dizzy and after 6 hours still dizzy. Any suggestions out there

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I have the daily dizzies so I'm not too good with suggestions other than keep doing what you're doing. I was told low sodium diet. Maybe a vestibular suppressant such as Klonopin would help you when you're feeling particularly crappy.

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I hope you have seen a nurologist. My problems long diagnosed as Maniere's were actually frontal lobe seizures. Drop attacks can be major seizures.

Be carefull with bike riding. 

I needed to quit all driving, bike riding. No ladders. Slept in a chair as my bed was in a loft about seven feet up.

Hang in there. Best of luck. 

Dan T.

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Thanks Dan I have not as of yet after four years of no dizziness and being told i have mennieres I just dealt with it they did do an MRI after my first two vertigo spells but no vertigo since until now and today I've been dizzy or felt like my head was full all day

After this all day I want to make sure of what I have like you said. I think they just throw the mennieres label if you ear has noise and you lose low frequencies. So I assume your symptoms emulate mennieres as well

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Do you have a specific question that you would like answered?  You are describing relapses typical of MD.

Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

Clinical Neurophysiologist

Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology.

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Have you tried a physiotherapist? Just might be worth a go. I have found I am much better after neck adjustments. The nerves and blood vessels can get trapped, and cause dizziness. There is some work on the link with whiplash and menieres which shows incredible success.

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Thank you I have not but it's funny the dizziness came after a long bike ride albeit the next day but the neck definately takes a strain I just hate how it makes you not able to enjoy the things we enjoy

Thanks again I'll give that a go

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I had several doctors tell me I had Meniere's. I believe they just took the last doctors diagnosis and passed it on -- much easier then actually doing you own thinking. 

You must do the thinking. It seems many problems  have similar symptioms to Meniere's. For me it was just luck I found the right people. The nurology staff at my V.A. found my seizures in about two hours. 

Lost lots of time wasted listening to idiots.

Again ---- Good luck.

Dan T.

 

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So in your opinion after 4 years with no dizziness at all after the first two vertigos which resulted in nausea vomiting a short time (3-4 months) after the noise in my ear.....you would say its mennieres?.....Im just trying to figure out if i jhave it or not...mostly i just have fullness and poor hearing in my left ear....low frequencies are poor and overall has gotten worse over the last year...althoguh some days it feels like it pops and i can hear better...i test with my iphone as well some times decent results other times poor.....Doesnt mennieres always have dizziness/vertigo or no?

Thanks I appreciate it

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 Hi Bluesmann, Im sure your aware every one has different MD and remedies, I certainly have made loads of posts over the years and tried to spot a common link, but nothing, now heres a thing I picked up you run a lot, well before my MD started I would run 2or4 10 miles a week, over the years I had a popping sensation in my left ear, I thought nothing of it, rather like take off and landing, its something Ive never seen on this forum as it doesent equate, but when the md started it was that ear that was the problem and looking back the symptoms were close I also had a couple of small grisly types lumps removed, benign but formed from excessive crystal build up and that kind of relates, call  me potty, but were all clutching at straws!!

 

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I get noiuses in my left ear as well sometimes when starting a run like something opening up and drinaing in the ear but no fluid to feel....more so in the early stages i used to get whistling, whirling ocean sounds that would increse and volume lately its just like listneing into a seashell all the itme....i also had sinus surgery which helped my head feel better.....yes i agree 100 percent everyone reacts different....ive even kept logs of the barometric pressure outside......in hopes of something.....lately its bearavble as the noise is just kind of a contant and you get used to it....i just hate the dizziness which ive been free form for 4 years until recently.....it seems on hard workouts the body reacts and gets dizzy an hour or a few hours later

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I find sleeping or laying down on the side of the ear affected very helpful so I dont wake up dizzy, but that is me so I dont know if this could help you. Unfortunately I didnt find a way to make dizziness go away except for sleeping, so just lay down, be patient and try to go to sleep early.

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In between episodes, Meniere's disease is characterised by fullness usually in one ear, together with hearing loss in the low frequency range.  If the Meniere's disease is not well controlled, the hearing loss can get worse.  This may be accompanied by a worsening in balance.  Please let me know if this answered your question.  If it has, you should ask your physician about the possibility of disease progression, and if further steps need to be taken to prevent it getting worse.

Eleftherios S. Papathanasiou, PhD, FEAN

Clinical Neurophysiologist

Fellow of the European Academy of Neurology