Help with vertigo?

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  • impyimpyaj
    impyimpyaj Posts: 1,073 Member
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    I have the ear rocks problem a few times a year. A friend suggested blowing your nose hard a couple times. Nothing may come out of your nose, but you might feel bubbling in your ear and the dizziness will be better or gone. It works for me sometimes. I hope it does for you too.

    Please don't do this. Your friend is wrong. It will make it worse.

    I learned a long time ago that I can't do this. My eardrum burst when I was a kid and doing this makes that ear hurt so bad I can't stand it. I have to be careful when blowing my nose normally, so I definitely don't want to do it on purpose.

    Thanks for the Dramamine suggestions. I'll give it a shot. I'm about to go take my allergy meds and see if that makes a difference. I'm wondering if I brought this on myself because I stopped taking my Nasonex.
  • CathEsh
    CathEsh Posts: 135 Member
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    I woke up this morning around 6 and rolled over in bed, and suddenly felt like I was falling. It didn't go away, so I just went back to sleep and figured I'd feel better when I got up later. But I don't. I've been having to walk with one hand against the wall, and I almost pitched forward into my bathroom cabinets when I was trying to get up from the toilet earlier.

    Obviously I can't see the doctor because I'm not going to get behind the wheel of a car until this passes, so I thought I'd ask if anyone here has had this kind of sudden vertigo. I'm 99% positive it's being caused by fluid in my ears right now. I had chronic ear problems as a kid, and I still have sinus and ear trouble pretty regularly, but I can't remember ever having vertigo that's persisted for more than 5 minutes, so I don't know if there's anything I can do to get rid of it.

    Any ideas? I'd really like to be able to get around my house today.
    I experienced vertigo last summer. I was finishing up my Master's degree and was taking two very intense grad classes. If I turned my head or stood up suddenly, the room would spin. I went to the doctor, and he called it a certain name which I can't remember. It is an inner ear problem and whatever it was can be triggered by stress. I believe he gave me some medicine for it. It took 3-4 months for it to go away. Luckily, it didn't bother me except when I moved my head suddenly or got up from a sitting position too quickly. Hope you can get to the doctor soon!
  • CathEsh
    CathEsh Posts: 135 Member
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    Google Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo or BPPV. I've got it and the manuevers the doctor did took care of it and it was a miracle. Not too many doctors diagnose it though.

    This^^ Google BPPV on Mayo clinic. I suffer from this. You can do self treatment. Its called canalith repositioning. look up how to do it on youtube. its called the Epply Manuvoer.

    Do not see a GP...call an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist. GP will try to prescribe drugs.....


    I have suffered with this for about 10 years now....get it everytime I get a cold. PM me if you want some info.
    My friend's husband has this, and he had an attack so bad one time (in the middle of the night) that he had to go to the hospital!
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
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    wow. terrible.
  • DunkinAndDeadlifts
    DunkinAndDeadlifts Posts: 60 Member
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    I had the worst vertigo episode last year, it made me insanely sick to the point I was on bed rest. The only thing that helped mine was rest, for 2 weeks. I felt like I was dying so I feel you.
  • Miz_Owl
    Miz_Owl Posts: 3,026 Member
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    I get them when I play video games that involved in driving .
  • jdscrubs32
    jdscrubs32 Posts: 514 Member
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    I started getting vertigo in the last few years which seems to have coincided with hearing issues in my ears. When my ears become blocked with wax, the vertigo seems to occur. Thankfully it never seems to occur for that long once I lie down and sleep it off. Worse place to get it is when you are on solo holidays which happened to me in Madrid. Thankfully there was a metro station near where I was which brought me back to where I was staying and I hit the bed. Would advise to book an appointment with a doc and if you cant drive to the doc, get someone to drive you to get your ears syringed by the doc. You may not think your ears are blocked but they probably are.
  • astod4
    astod4 Posts: 49 Member
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    Just a suggestion, go see a physical therapist the next time you get vertigo. They do something called Epley’s maneuver and it’ll take care of the vertigo. Doesn’t take long, and you’re back to normal.
  • Antiopelle
    Antiopelle Posts: 1,184 Member
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    I have BPV and extreme motion sickness and I can tell that Dramamine (or other drugs for motion sickness) do not help with BPV.
    The only thing you can do is to see a good ear specialist who can diagnose correctly: BPV, Menieres, or ear infection. If you cannot drive yourself, get someone else to drive you. Even if it has passed now, you'll want to know what to do next time it hits you (IF it does).
    Take care !

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