Vertigo looking for answers

[MGM2112]

For the past couple of years, about once a month, I get completely disoriented and have to lay down (if I do not fall).  The world spins like a top and before long I am vomitting.  It usually last 30-45 minutes and disables me for hours afterward.  I have been through every test available, through 3 ENTs, I have modified my diet to lower salt and eliminate caffeine (I don't drink alcohol or smoke/use tobacco),  I have severe tinnitus, in my left ear only, and minor hearing loss in the same ear.  I am now taking hydrochlorothiazide (both for moderate hight blood pressure and to lower my water levels for the inner ear), and gabapentin for a neck spine condition (unrelated to the vertigo).  My PCM states I am "suspect" for Minear's Syndrome but has not made a clinical diagnosis as of yet.  Bottom line is I am trying to find a way back to normal.  My work requires me to get up into high places (aircraft mechanic) and this condition is keeping me from my work. Anyone out there with ideas?

[Londres70]

Sounds like Meniere's to me.  

Have you tried any anti-vertigo tabs, i.e. Betahistine or Antivert?  

Did you have vestibular testing done when you saw any of the ENT Specialists?  

[Queeng21]

VALIUM HELPS ALOT WITH VERTIGO N ANXIETY IT HELPS ME TO RELAX CAUSE STRESS N ANXIETY SET MENIEREE OFF TO...ALSO FLID N INFLAMMATION CAN BUILD UP I taken  predisone N has cleared me up for two years N antibotics LEVILQUIN or amoxicliian....but I had another attack, not sure if it's a loud noise that brought on the attack or inflammation or fluid I'm still on predisone now after two years ago, it took me 3 months to get over the attack N my ears se normal for a while no clogged ringing but I'm sure my hearING not as grear but I hear pretty good, I was DIGNOSED of meniere disease,  disorder in inner ear where it's collet fluid n infammation sometimes N loud music don't help when u have disfunction....I take hydrochlzide N I think it makes my ear ring, but keeps fluid off of them...N UN clogges fir a,while....not sure this time what is going to happen been on predisone for 6 days N over 400MG all together with tapering down....I hope u ger some info from this

[Nancy T]

Whoops, I see you're male, but do check out those links.

[Nancy T]

Once a month? Are you female? Have you researched migraine-associated vertigo? But this could be difficult to distinguish from Meniere's. Headache is not necessary for migraine-associated vertigo. Seen a neurologist specializing in migraine and/or dizziness?

http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/menieres/menieres.html

http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/central/migraine/mav.html