I had a severe episode of vertigo about a month ago. I was standing at my computer when I started sweating, then vertigo for hours! I vomitted a few times, then eventually went to bed. Since then, I have intermittent ear ringing, ear fullness, facial numbness, migraines, neck pain, and a constant dizziness/rocking sensation.
In 2008, I had a very similar attack. I went to the ER and all my tests came back normal. I was told it was anxiety. It lasted for months! I was uninsured at the time, so I never went back. Since then, I have always had dizziness, rocking sensation, and numbness that comes and goes.
My PCP thinks it's Meneires. I just did my MRI today, and nothing is showing in my brain, sinuses, or ears. I've always had migraines, but never with vertigo. Does this sound like either? What tests would rule out one or the other? My doctor is referring me to an ENT.
I would encourage you to look up a specialist for Ménière's. Not every ENT is. Ask questions when you make the appt. I've had migraines for 30 years and now am systematic of Menieres. Fullness and pressure of ears, ear pain (mainly one ear) vertigo, but not as bad as some describe. MD is challenging, you may find you are on a long road to find answers. I hope not. Good luck, keep reading on this site and become self informed.
Thank you! I have found an ENT that specializes in Menieres, but my appointment isn't for two months! I'm going to see my local ENT in two weeks to see what he says.
My mennieres started out similar was at my desk felt dizzy broke out in a cold sweat vomited got taken to er gave fluid and anti dizzy medicine walked back to my office two hours later mine started with a whooshing sound in my ears went on for three months or so then I had the one episode of vertigo and one more three weeks later none since until recent dizziness
Always have the noise in my ears although it's manageable the fullness is annoying
I also had bad sinuses and had a sinus operation which helped a lot
Hang in there you may not have md. Even in not sure I do and it's been four years since first episode
I was just going to say the same thing. Save yourself some time and find a neurotologist or some other that specializes in it.
Let us know!
What kind of surgery for sinuses. That has come up with my dentist, from X-rays that were taken. Not a deviated septum, but narrow sinuses towards the top of my nose. Yet, another piece of the puzzle. Just curious what surgery helped you.
Bad anatomy aka narrow sinuses near my nose as well as polyps in the upper sinuses I use a Sinugator daily powers saline rinse and sinuses are now pristine which can't hurt
Might help my daily migraines. One more thing to pursue. Thanks for the response.
Important to get hearing test done on both ears. MD attacks one ear first and starts with low frequency hearing loss which eventually leads to full hearing loss in that ear. This is one of the critical identifiers for MD and should be possible to get done by your local ENT.
There are specific tests for md and everyone is different not everyone loses all hearing from the ones I've spoken to and emailed that's the problem it's hard to diagnose according to my ent team many things Mimick parts of mennieres. No two people react the same
Hard to diagnose and hard to treat
If your having headaches ask yourself if they are when your sinus are clogged or allergies are clogging them? Also get more than one opinion and in my case they did an MRI as well they opened the sinus near my nose and took polyps out around forehead and the pressure certainly isn't there snymore.