Tomorrow is the big day ! I just hope if any testing triggers an attack it's not a 3 day one ! I'll let you know how I make out and if I get a absolute diagnosis . 😀
I'm sure you'll be fine Joyce. I hope it's just BPPV, as this will mean an instant cure. From what you're saying about the doctor you're going to see (machine to fix BPPV etc.) it's obvious that this isn't just an ordinary ENT who knows squat about vestibular problems. This one will be able to diagnose BPPV on the spot if that's what it is. If it isn't BPPV, they'll be able to start addressing the real problem, so it sounds to me like a win-win situation.
Look forward to hearing from you once you've seen the doc, whatever the diagnosis turns out to be.
Thank you 😀
Good morning so I went to the ear specialist and I do not have BppV. He said if I did my dizzy spells would last only one to five minutes. I am going for an MRI of the inner ears and the sinus cavity and also have to see a neurologist and an allergist. He said what I am experiencing is a definate form of vertigo , not a dizziness from a bppv issue. I was very impressed by him. He said to me tell me how you feel don't tell me what other doctor said you have. After my test results are in I have to schedule an appointment to go back to him and discuss the results, discuss what is causing the issue if anything shows up and then a treatment. He believes it may be a cervical issue because I do have pinched nerve in my neck and for herniated discs in my neck. I also have a misaligned atlas and occipital. Thank you for all the info and kind words. I will be looking forward to my test results and maybe be able to finally get some real help!
That's really good news Joyce! Well, it would have been better news if you'd had BPPV, as you'd be cured by now, but still good that you found an ENT doctor who actually knows what he's talking about when it comes to vertigo. It's great that he was prepared to listen to you too. I'm sure you'll be able to make some progress towards getting a diagnosis now.
Not nit-picking, but just in case new posters get confused: BPPV does quite definitely cause vertigo, not just dizziness. I've had it twice, the second time quite recently. If you tilt your head into the wrong position, the world goes into a complete spin around you and you fall over if you don't have anything to grab onto. Your doctor is, however, correct in saying that the intense vertigo of BPPV only lasts a few seconds each time, until the crystals stop moving again.
I hope all goes well and they find something they can work on. Do come back and let us all know how things work out. We hear so many dismal stories of incompetent doctors on these boards, it will be good to hear a success story!
I most definitely will. Even though I am a little nervous about the findings (, if any ) I am hopeful to find a way to cope with this and possibly a way to eleviate it all together . 😀
Hope you're results came out fine Joyce and you're well on the road to recovery. I'm going to narrate mine just in case it helps any out there. I kinda got the same dizzy spells that aggravated when I looked down and in a certain direction. My ENT simply told me to pop promethazine and also added some tanquilizers for good measure seeing that I was on the verge of freaking out. The spells were in no mood to recede. But taking those meds made me so nauseous I would be literally balking. BTW Epley maneuver didn't help me either. I was so damn frustrated until my sister's friend suggested this protocol he was taking for vertigo spells. Coincidentally he was a vertigo patient for a good 6 months before he tried Ear Balance, OM 10 VRT Formula and cardivas. So, it was an online consultation that I had with a natural health practitioner that advised i too take on this kit for 3 months. Mine was a circulatory issue and something with my nerves not doing their job well; however, i'm in such a happy space now. Those pills really helped me get my life back. Give this a shot too..and its not that xpensive either.