Ok, have been on the antibiotics for 5 days now and am not feeling any better. I am thinking it is not a sinus infection. My head feels like a terrible weight and my eyeballs feel swollen. I don't know what else to do. Could something possibly be wrong with my neck or eyes? I feel like I am so tensed up that maybe it is making my head feel weird.
Sorry, I missed the last question. If the problems is not a sinus infection, the antibiotics will not make you worse nor should they cause more problems other than possibly diarrhea, or a yeast infection. While you're on the antibiotics eat some active culture yogurt every day.
Quix
Did you get my last comment?
Ok, I went to the doc today and she said I have a sinus infection causing my dizziness. My husband doesn't believe her. I went to a free clinic. They gave me antibiotics. If it isn't a sinus infection, will the antibiotics hurt me or make me feel worse?
Can the BPPV ever make me actually pass out? That is what I am really worried about. I am worried that I will be driving or working and I will pass out and wreck or something. If not, if I ever pass out, then something else is wrong, right? Thanks for the suggestions.
Thank You. Yes, that makes sense. I have an appointment tomorrow at a clinic. I am thinking I may have an ear infection or something too right now. The back of my head has a lot of pressure and my neck is hurting and my eyes cannot even focus. Do you know much about cervicogenic dizziness? I had to call off work today, here we go again.
Antivert pretty much does squat.. An idea - many chiropractors know the Epley maneuvers and can test - to an extent- using something known as the Hall-Pike test. You might call around to the chiro's in your area to see if any of them are versed in the Epley maneuvers. Also VEDA list Physcial Therapists who perform the Epley maneuvers or similar treatments. These would be less expensive options.
The Epley maneuverc can be done in a single office visit. In order to keep your job, you might contact one of the physicians listed by VEDA and see if they would accept a payment plan.
Here is VEDA's website to the page that directs you to people who treat vertigo in your region:
http://vestibular.org/find-medical-help/search-by-region.php
Good luck. I don't know what else to suggest. Quix
I have never had an inability to stand or vomiting and I don't have a constant roaring in the ears. Also, the vertigo lasts all day long everyday. Not just a few hours. I do however have fullness in the ears. My husband seems to think it is heat exhaustion. But I don't see how heat exhaustion could have lasted for almost a week now. Though the heat does make me feel worse.
No, the BPPV could make you fall and feel like you were going to pass out (lose consciousness), but you are miserably conscious the whole time. If you hit your head when you fall (a real possibility) , then all bets are off. Does that make sense?
Quix
Another possibility is Meniere's Disease, another form of vertigo. It is different from BPPV in that there is no positional component to the vertigo, but there are periodic vertigo attacks which can last hours. Can mild or very, very severe with vomiting and inability to stand. There is usually a feeling of fullness in the ears, the hearing fluccuates and often there is a ringing, roaring, static in the ears - some sort of constant noise.
Both of these disorders can affect your balance.
No, I don't know much about cervicogenic vertigo. Quix
The doctors have had me on antivert but it does not help at all. It says to take as needed and I took one yesterday and today I felt worse. I am so scared because I already lost one job because of it and now I am afraid I am going to have to lose my job now. I am waiting on insurance to start within the next few months but if I am not working I still won't be able to afford to go to the docs.
It sounds like classic vertigo. I suspect you have BPPV, a positional kind of vertigo. You need someone well-trained in vertigo to evaluate you. I can't discuss more today, because my eyes are also "jerking" and the screen is imposible to follow. Here is a link to something I wrote for this fourm on vertigo and it explains how to get it evaluated. You could also search vertigo or BPPV online.
http://www.medhelp.org/forums/NeuroSupport/messages/1976.html
I'll try to get back to discuss this with you. I am a physician and wood like to ask you some questions.
Quix