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i have dizzy all in my life since i was young.. so last jan 11, i woke up and got worse dizzy so my head went spinning n my eyes shake n rolls.. so i talked to DreamDeaf on IM , she told GO ER NOW! so i say okay okay.. i went there, i keep talk DD on IM sk pgr while i was in exam room.. i took xray for my right knee.. they checked with me abt dizzy.. found out that i has muscle pull bad in knee, also i has vertigo dizziness.. i was whoa!!! i never hear that so i went home and read this online.. i found out more abt vertigo.. let me give u link this and yall can read this what cause???


http://www.medicinenet.com/vestibular_balance_disorders/article.htm
 
Oh Sheeese

I am sorry that happen to you TweeyBird, Hope you get well soon. :hug:
 
That sucks. Hope the symptoms will go away on their own. Feel better soon! :)
 
Oh dear, I hope you get better soon. What the doctor do with you?
 
sorry to hear abt that tweety. its not fun going thru this. get well soon.
 
Sista,
I see u have vertigo problem. U aren't alone, I do have vertigo problem, too. It caused from Meniere's disease. There are various of happens that cause u have vertigo attack. Not sure about your cause. Suggest you to see the specialist for tests.

Did u have any tinnitus before/after attack? Just curious, u know how to find me in the cyberworld. Get well and take care, sista.
 
Tweety,

I got this article for you. It might help shed a little bit of light on your situation. I hope you feel better! :hug:

Vertigo: Its Causes and Treatment

Huai Y. Cheng, M.D.

Dr. Cheng is Geriatric Fellow, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University, Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO. Dr. Cheng reports no commercial conflict of interest.

A 76-year-old man went to the hospital complaining that he had experienced vertigo for three years and that it had gotten worse in the last two to three months. What he meant by vertigo, he explained, was a sensation of "things in the house spinning," along with nausea lasting less than a minute. He felt fine if he stayed in bed and did not move. He did not have slurred speech, weakness of extremities or any other symptoms that might point to a neurological or brain problem.

He was first diagnosed with Meniere's syndrome, a mysterious disorder that causes severe vertigo, hearing loss and a ringing or other sensation in the ears. He was treated with the drug Diazide®. After that, everything had been fine until the past few months, when he had several new attacks of the same symptoms, but with more severe nausea and vomiting. He was now afraid that he was about to have another attack.

A series of tests revealed that instead of Meniere's Disease, the man was actually suffering from another illness called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, or BPPV. Meniere's Disease and BPPV are the two most common causes of vertigo. While one can be mistaken for the other, as in this example, they are different diseases with different symptoms and different treatments.

What Is Vertigo?

Vertigo is not a disease in itself, but rather a symptom that can have any number of causes. The famous Alfred Hitchcock film notwithstanding, a fear of heights is not normally one of them. Vertigo is defined in Webster's dictionary as a feeling "in which the external world seems to revolve around the individual or in which the individual seems to revolve in space."2 Occurring without warning, it comes and goes unpredictably and is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting and problems with equilibrium. Mild episodes may feel more like a rocking sensation or mere light-headedness.

Common Causes of Vertigo

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the kind that was mistaken for Meniere's Disease in the above example, is one of the most common types of vertigo. It has many causes, not all of which are well understood. The most popular current theory is that it is usually caused by free-floating calcium carbonate crystals in an area of the inner ear called the posterior semicircular canal, which is part of the vestibular system.

The vestibular system, located in and around the ear, is responsible for integrating what we see, hear and feel with head and body movement. In short, it controls our body's sense of equilibrium. More specifically, the vestibular system works by monitoring head movement and then sending this information to organs inside the ear, which then relay the information to the brain.

Our ears play an essential part in this process. The inner ear contains an area called the labyrinth, in which are found three semicircular canals; these canals are surrounded by a special fluid. The canals' function is to transmit information about head movement to the vestibular nerve. This nerve passes the information along to the areas of the brain that control bodily coordination.

People with BPPV feel lightheaded. The lightheadedness is is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, sweating and a skin pallor. It usually comes on suddenly and goes away in less than 30 seconds.

BPPV can be brought on by a sudden change in body position, such as turning over in bed or getting in and out of bed. Many people have only a single passing bout of BPPV but, for some, BPPV returns unexpectedly.

Meniere's Syndrome

Meniere's syndrome is another common cause of vertigo. Characterized by deafness, ringing in the ears and occasional vertigo,9,11 its cause is unknown. People with Meniere's get a feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear, followed by hearing loss in one ear, which is soon followed by vertigo. The vertigo builds in intensity over several hours and is sometimes accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The hearing loss gradually becomes total, at which point the vertigo begins to go away until it finally disappears.

Less Common Causes

There are many less common causes of vertigo. These include stroke, brain tumors, low blood pressure, heart arrhythmias, multiple sclerosis and migraine headache. Many prescription and non-prescription drugs can cause dizziness or vertigo. In some susceptible people, cold and flu medicines, painkillers, as well as treatments for high blood pressure, diabetes, thyroid disease, depression and anxiety can produce lightheadedness and dizziness.

Non-Surgical Treatments for BPPV

The most reliable treatment for BPPV is a fairly simple, non-surgical procedure called canalith repositioning..12 This is done by changing the patient's head and body position in a series of steps that are thought to dislodge the calcium crystals within the vestibular labyrinth that caused the problem.

Canalith repositioning is usually done under expert supervision, but it is easy enough that doctors often teach it to BPPV sufferers and their families.

Many doctors also prescribe drugs called vestibular suppressants. Because of unwanted side effects, such as lethargy and impaired balance, they are given sparingly and only for more severe and long-lasting attacks. The elderly are particularly sensitive to these side effects.

Another concern about these drugs is that they may slow or prevent the central nervous system from adjusting to a problem in the vestibular system. While vetibular suppressants often help lessen symptoms, especially in the short term, surgery is the ultimate answer for the unlucky few with severe BPPV-related vertigo that does not respond to the canalith repositioning procedure.13

Treating Meniere's

The treatments for Meniere's disease are generally not as effective as those for BPPV. Severe attacks are treated with vestibular suppressant drugs; in between, Meniere's symptoms are often controlled by reducing salt intake and by taking diuretic drugs, which reduce the amount of fluids in the body.

For similar reasons, people with Meniere's should avoid alcohol, coffee, chocolate and other foods that are high in sugar or salt. As with BPPV, surgery is a last resort.

Conclusion

Vertigo is not a disease but a symptom that can have many causes. The most common are benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and Meniere's disease, which for most people can be treated and controlled without surgery. The best treatment for BPPV, a simple, non-surgical procedure called canalith repositioning, is easy to perform; both sufferers and their families can be trained to do it. Another option, vestibular suppressants drugs, has serious side effects and should be used very cautiously.

When should you seek medical help?

The answer is that anyone with recurring or severe dizziness or vertigo should see a doctor. Most of the time, the most serious cause will be BPPV or Meniere's, both of which can be treated and controlled with drugs and other non-surgical therapy. It is particularly urgent, however, to seek medical treatment if the dizziness or vertigo occurs together with one or more of the following symptoms, which can be a sign of a more serious underlying heath problem:

Severe or "different" headache
Blurred vision
Hearing loss
Speech problems
Weakness in a leg or arm
Fainting
Problems walking
Numbness or tingling
Chest pain or changes in heart rate
 
Lasza said:
Sista,
I see u have vertigo problem. U aren't alone, I do have vertigo problem, too. It caused from Meniere's disease. There are various of happens that cause u have vertigo attack. Not sure about your cause. Suggest you to see the specialist for tests.

Did u have any tinnitus before/after attack? Just curious, u know how to find me in the cyberworld. Get well and take care, sista.
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hi Sista!

wow i dont know that u has too.. yea my dr told me to get appt for special tests on me... umm, i am not sure what u mean abt tinnitus?? what mean?? sure i will looking for ur sweet butt!!! hehehe!!! :ily:
 
hey malfoyish!
wow i read this.. thanks for give me!! i will have to make appt for speical tests on me.. blah.. i hate that.. sigh..
 
TweetyBird said:
i have dizzy all in my life since i was young.. so last jan 11, i woke up and got worse dizzy so my head went spinning n my eyes shake n rolls.. so i talked to DreamDeaf on IM , she told GO ER NOW! so i say okay okay.. i went there, i keep talk DD on IM sk pgr while i was in exam room.. i took xray for my right knee.. they checked with me abt dizzy.. found out that i has muscle pull bad in knee, also i has vertigo dizziness.. i was whoa!!! i never hear that so i went home and read this online.. i found out more abt vertigo.. let me give u link this and yall can read this what cause???


http://www.medicinenet.com/vestibular_balance_disorders/article.htm
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Wow. my heart goes out to you, Tweetybird. I hope you will be okay in no time! I must admit that I don't know anything about Veritgo. I definitely have to ask my professors-doctors or look up some articles.

Malfoyish, wooo, nice article! :thumb:
 
Magatsu said:
Wow. my heart goes out to you, Tweetybird. I hope you will be okay in no time! I must admit that I don't know anything about Veritgo. I definitely have to ask my professors-doctors or look up some articles.

Malfoyish, wooo, nice article! :thumb:
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thanks so much!!! :hug: yea me too i dont know anything Vertigo til i read online.. i was whoa! :eek:
 
I had a lot of dizziness from inner ear damage. I had to do a lot of excercises to help maintain my balance and took a medicine called Meclizine. The meds made me drowsy though, so I didn't like that.

A few weeks of doing the excercises made a diference though. Perhaps your doctor will prescribe the excercises for you to do. I remember I had a test done where they put electrodes on my scalp and blew hot and cold air into my ear to purposefully make me dizzy, then read a print-out. It wasn't so bad.
 
Tarafied said:
I had a lot of dizziness from inner ear damage. I had to do a lot of excercises to help maintain my balance and took a medicine called Meclizine. The meds made me drowsy though, so I didn't like that.

A few weeks of doing the excercises made a diference though. Perhaps your doctor will prescribe the excercises for you to do. I remember I had a test done where they put electrodes on my scalp and blew hot and cold air into my ear to purposefully make me dizzy, then read a print-out. It wasn't so bad.
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ohh i uddy what u mean.. i hope everything will be fine for u! smile..
 
Does your LABRYNTHITIS symptoms simular to my condition?

I posted somewhere here. But.. Let me copy and paste...

I had my first labrynthitis last 1999. I woke up one morning, opened my eyes and the whole the room was spinning out of control. I could not get up from my bed and walked imbalance that I feel like I was drunk! I was sitting at my couch about two hours later, the vertigo started as I could not control over my head, if I moved it to my chest and back to look at the ceiling, it felt like it was moving at 100 miles an hour!
The doctor told me, I have a permanent damage to both inner ear, and float around in the fluid. When I was turning my headway sends you spiraling out of control. The fluid float to the eardrum, it effected on my canal. The nerve impulses sent from your inner ear to your brain are sent these peripheral nerves. This system is found within the inner ear and is responsible for postural balance. Things called canaliths break off the little hairs of the inner ear and float around in the fluid.

I could not drive the car, I felt like I was really drunk. I was afraid to drive because I still don't feel like "myself". My visual was disturbance due to difficulty focus the roads. Oh my god, I pulled my car off the road and closed my eyes few minutes. I opened the window wide to keep refresh cold air to keep my sweat reduction. It was so freeze outside. I could not drink any fluid because it makes me vomiting again and again. When I turned my head a very little, it became vertigo, nausea, and vomiting.

I described all my symptoms to the doctor. He gives me the prescribed a meclizine, it is anti-vertigo. I was into two days of this problem and I was wondering if it ever going to go away now. I could not even watch TV because my eyes could not focus in on something, my eyes would bounce as I felt like that I was riding on a race horse.

I am frustrated with my dizziness, it hit me in the middle of day at my work. I could not even get up and walk to the bathroom or open my eyes. My visual was all-spinal around the walls at my office. I felt that that my chair was spinning as a riding around as at Amusement park. I was suddenly vomiting into the wastebasket. Of course, I was extremely embarrassed. I have given myself up to the fact, I will live with this for the rest of my life.

If my symptom does not resolve, my ETN doctor recommends me. I will have my neurologist evaluation. So far, my symptoms has been not coming back since springtime. (Knock the wood).

Doctor said, it is very common for the deafness and eldery people who have simular my case. Do you have the same problem as my symptoms?
 
Sabrina said:
I posted somewhere here. But.. Let me copy and paste...

I had my first labrynthitis last 1999. I woke up one morning, opened my eyes and the whole the room was spinning out of control. I could not get up from my bed and walked imbalance that I feel like I was drunk! I was sitting at my couch about two hours later, the vertigo started as I could not control over my head, if I moved it to my chest and back to look at the ceiling, it felt like it was moving at 100 miles an hour!
The doctor told me, I have a permanent damage to both inner ear, and float around in the fluid. When I was turning my headway sends you spiraling out of control. The fluid float to the eardrum, it effected on my canal. The nerve impulses sent from your inner ear to your brain are sent these peripheral nerves. This system is found within the inner ear and is responsible for postural balance. Things called canaliths break off the little hairs of the inner ear and float around in the fluid.

I could not drive the car, I felt like I was really drunk. I was afraid to drive because I still don't feel like "myself". My visual was disturbance due to difficulty focus the roads. Oh my god, I pulled my car off the road and closed my eyes few minutes. I opened the window wide to keep refresh cold air to keep my sweat reduction. It was so freeze outside. I could not drink any fluid because it makes me vomiting again and again. When I turned my head a very little, it became vertigo, nausea, and vomiting.

I described all my symptoms to the doctor. He gives me the prescribed a meclizine, it is anti-vertigo. I was into two days of this problem and I was wondering if it ever going to go away now. I could not even watch TV because my eyes could not focus in on something, my eyes would bounce as I felt like that I was riding on a race horse.

I am frustrated with my dizziness, it hit me in the middle of day at my work. I could not even get up and walk to the bathroom or open my eyes. My visual was all-spinal around the walls at my office. I felt that that my chair was spinning as a riding around as at Amusement park. I was suddenly vomiting into the wastebasket. Of course, I was extremely embarrassed. I have given myself up to the fact, I will live with this for the rest of my life.

If my symptom does not resolve, my ETN doctor recommends me. I will have my neurologist evaluation. So far, my symptoms has been not coming back since springtime. (Knock the wood).

Doctor said, it is very common for the deafness and eldery people who have simular my case. Do you have the same problem as my symptoms?
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whoa! i read abt this.. when i walk and my eyes and head feel like basketball bounce u know what i mean?? so i has sit down and close my eyes and take slow breath... then slow head up and open eyes and then i get up slow and still dizzy grrr... i hate that everytime my head move and dizzy PAH ugh!
 
let yall know that i got appt for jan 19 at 10:45am to see dr and they will dicuss with me about that.. i will let yall know about that.. allright.. wish me lucky!
 
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