Dicky inner ear.
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As I'm sure plenty of others have experienced, I had labyrinthitis a few years ago. At least I think it was that, the doctor couldn't care less. By the sounds of it it was far from the worse case ever, but I couldn't really move for a few weeks.
Fast forward a few years and I seem to be getting an ever increasing number of flashbacks. If I get properly tired my balance is guaranteed to fly down the toilet. Most times I take a lift I end up a groaning vegetable for a few minutes.
What have others done to get a handle on this?
Fast forward a few years and I seem to be getting an ever increasing number of flashbacks. If I get properly tired my balance is guaranteed to fly down the toilet. Most times I take a lift I end up a groaning vegetable for a few minutes.
What have others done to get a handle on this?
I can't help but have suffered similar and would be interested to hear of others' experiences, and possible remedies.
About 5 years ago I woke up, turned over in bed, and my "head" was spinning so violently I was sick - I bounced off the walls to get to the bathroom and thereafter spent most of the week lying very still in bed until the feeling started to dissipate. I phoned the NHS helpine who weren't worried about me so I booked an appt. to see my doctor when I was feeling better. As per your experience, he wasn't concerned, said it's probably vertigo and not to worry.
Since then I have had minor recurrences (nowhere near as severe), but they have become more frequent recently - predominantly when bending down/getting up or turning over in bed.
I don't think it's that uncommon from speaking with others, but nobody I have spoken with has been told they can do anything about it.
About 5 years ago I woke up, turned over in bed, and my "head" was spinning so violently I was sick - I bounced off the walls to get to the bathroom and thereafter spent most of the week lying very still in bed until the feeling started to dissipate. I phoned the NHS helpine who weren't worried about me so I booked an appt. to see my doctor when I was feeling better. As per your experience, he wasn't concerned, said it's probably vertigo and not to worry.
Since then I have had minor recurrences (nowhere near as severe), but they have become more frequent recently - predominantly when bending down/getting up or turning over in bed.
I don't think it's that uncommon from speaking with others, but nobody I have spoken with has been told they can do anything about it.
More specifically - sounds like (at least in the case of poster number two) Benign Positional Paroxysmal vertigo - BPPV - nothing can be done about it - treat the symptoms wiht an anti-emetic and time will be the healer. It's self limiting - no treatment but usually goes withing 3 - 6 months with occasional short lived bursts - good luck, not much really can be done about it I'm afraid.
scotlandtim said:
More specifically - sounds like (at least in the case of poster number two) Benign Positional Paroxysmal vertigo - BPPV - nothing can be done about it - treat the symptoms wiht an anti-emetic and time will be the healer. It's self limiting - no treatment but usually goes withing 3 - 6 months with occasional short lived bursts - good luck, not much really can be done about it I'm afraid.
Not quite strictly true. There are manouvers such as the Epley manoeuvre which can help in around 70% of BPPV. In addition, there are the Brandt Daroff exercises that you can do at home yourself, which has some (albeit limited) evidence to its efficacy (supposedly better at treating BPPV, although some people with labyrinthitis / vestibular neuronitis find them helpful. Google both terms to see what to do. meddyg said:
scotlandtim said:
More specifically - sounds like (at least in the case of poster number two) Benign Positional Paroxysmal vertigo - BPPV - nothing can be done about it - treat the symptoms wiht an anti-emetic and time will be the healer. It's self limiting - no treatment but usually goes withing 3 - 6 months with occasional short lived bursts - good luck, not much really can be done about it I'm afraid.
Not quite strictly true. There are manouvers such as the Epley manoeuvre which can help in around 70% of BPPV. In addition, there are the Brandt Daroff exercises that you can do at home yourself, which has some (albeit limited) evidence to its efficacy (supposedly better at treating BPPV, although some people with labyrinthitis / vestibular neuronitis find them helpful. Google both terms to see what to do. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B005GRG6PA?fp=1&a...
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