At age 30, I had my first sudden bout of vertigo. Everything in my field of vision quickly started to spin and I felt as if was falling. I had several episodes over a few months and sought a diagnosis with an ENT exam, MRI, EEG with attempts to find seizure activity, cardiac echo looking for MVP, and tilt table to look for dysautonomia. Nothing was found and I was never was given a diagnosis. I'm now 50 and the episodes have recurred periodically over the 20 years.
In recent years, I've started having numbness in my right hand. Tests were negative for carpel tunnel. I saw a chiropractor and had a cervical x-ray showing degeneration in my cervical spine. After several chiropractic visits, the numbness was gone...BUT, now, I'm having very frequent episodes of vertigo. I've done a little reading that suggest compression of the vertebral artery from cervical misalignment is associated with vertigo especially when artery stenosis is present. Should I stop or continue the chiropractic? Should I see an orthopedic neck specialist? Any suggestions?