Re: Vertigo

Posted by Hal/ Eastern WA on April 24, 2013 at 17:00:57 from (97.115.158.171):

In Reply to: Vertigo posted by Mark W. on April 23, 2013 at 08:57:47:

I have explained vertigo by having people recall how dizzy they were when they were the drunkest they ever got, and then to multiply that feeling by 4 or 5 times. When I get a vertigo episode, I cannot do much of anything besides lay very still. Oh, I guess I can vomit pretty well.

The first time I had a vertigo episode I thought I was maybe having a stroke. But I had my wife check me for my eyes being equal and reactive, and they were. I also did not have weakness on one side, so I did not have her call for an ambulance. That first episode lasted about 3 hours, which I spent on the bathroom floor. I vomited several times and was sweating profusely. When I started feeling better, I was exhausted and ended up sleeping for more than 10 hours.

That was over 20 years ago. I had more episodes and did a bunch of doctoring. I was diagnosed with Meniere"s Syndrome. When 2 surgeries and a bunch of medications really did nothing to help me, I was more or less forced to retire. I could no longer be a reliable employee, as the episodes of vertigo seemed to happen when I was most stressed and when I was most needed. I also lost almost all the hearing in my left ear and my balance is sometimes not good at all. Thank God I was covered by a good pension system that allowed an early medical retirement.

Now about 20 years later, I still have "dizzy" days, where I just sit in the recliner. I can feel an episode coming on about an hour before they really hit, so I dare to drive. Many times I have sat in a parking lot for hours, waiting for the episode to pass, and for it to be safe for me to drive again. But the episodes do not come as often as they used to now. My doctors have told me that Meniere"s will sometimes "burn itself out", but so far that has not happened for me.

If you are having intense "dizzy spells", you may be having vertigo episodes. As others wrote, the episodes may be a symptom of other problems, probably with the inner ear. It could be something as simple and curable as a bacterial ear infection, or something as dire as cancer in that area. I strongly urge you to go to the best Ear, Nose and Throat specialist in your area. Such a physician SHOULD be able to diagnose your problem, and might be able to help you get over it.

Hopefully you will not be diagnosed with Meniere"s Disease. My experience with that disease has not been good. It has been painful and scary, and nothing the doctors tried to do seemed to help much at all. On the other hand, it has not ruined my life, only my hearing and my balance. I have many more good days than I do bad days. But it is always there.

If you are laying in bed, which you know is not really moving at all, but it feels like you are in a small boat on the roughest seas imaginable, you might be having a vertigo episode. In my experience, the episodes have lasted from about 2 hours to about 36 hours, but then they would go away. Be ready to vomit in some container, because you probably will, but plan to wait out the episode. I have heard that some people get some relief from drugs like Dramamine or Meclazine, but they didn"t help me a bit.

Good luck, I hope they can tell you what is going on!

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