increasing dizziness

[conley2112]

I started by having dizziness what I thought was after I eat lunch. Immediately after I had a stent put in I got dizzy and it is now constant.
They do not think it was a strike as I have no other symptoms other than dizziness.
I also have had exploding headaches in the back of my head when exerting myself. Typically things like wrought lifting and sometimes sex.

So those headaches maybe one to three a year, now constant, 24/7 dizziness.

I'm 48. Could  a chiari malformation present symptoms of dizziness in my 40s? Is it heard of that they grow worse? Maybe with stress and 5 days in bed?

Is dizziness alone, I mean completely debilitating dizziness, but nothing else other than those occasional headaches, consistent with an onset of chiari symptoms?

[selmaS]

  Darkened rooms  can  exacerbate  dizziness  or  unbalance.....same  with  a  light  and  dark  checkered board  floor  pattern....depth  perception  is  lost....so  dark  areas  will  add to  our  issues  and  if  outlets are in  a  dark  hallway,,...add  night  lights  that  go  on when  it  gets  dark....they  may  not  give  off  a lot  of  light  but  can help  us  walking  into  something....

I  agree, use  railings  and  what  ever  else you  have....I  was  young  and  had  to  use  a  cane  for  my  unbalance......but  a  cane  is not always  the  tool  that  will keep you  upright....but may help  with  some  of  it.....

[Elisaandbucky]

I am a fellow sufferer of the dizziness you describe, and it gets scary when you are just doing ordinary things - especially climbing stairs and walking down a dark hallway at night to use the bathroom. Two suggestion should help - at least with the scariness and uncertainty. Have a flashlight always so you can see all obstacles. And, most importantly, hold tightly to railings when using stairs. You are young, but gripping railings sure makes you feel older! But, safety will at least give you a bit more confidence when you have to move around.

[selmaS]

  Hi  and welcome  to  the  Chiari  forum.

   Yes,  these  could  be  Chiari  related  symptoms  you  described....may   I  ask  why  you  had  a stent placed?

  Chiari  and ICP can  cause  one  to  experience headaches  after  any form   of  exertion.....

Could   your  Dizzy   episodes  be  vertigo?  Many with  Chiari  do  have  vertigo  along  with  dizziness....

  Symptoms   of  Chiari  can worsen  over  time  if   you  have  a  CSF  obstruction  and  it  is  untreated  it  can  increase  in  symptoms and they  range  all  over  as to what  you  may  experience....


  A  CINE  MRI  is  done  to  check  for  flow  disturbances.....

  You  may  have  more  symptoms  then  you  realize.....

[Toni_Paugh]

Hi. Before I had the decompression my main symptoms were vertigo (happened at anytime, without reason) & horrible, debilitating headaches. There's many other symptoms, but these two are the same as what you are having problems with. Also, both interfered (sometimes still does) with working out & sex. It's possible to have symptoms at anytime during your life. You probably have had other symptoms during your life that you had no idea was related. Looking back I have had problems almost all my life, but not until Aug 2013 did it become a real problem. Everyone with CM1 has had a MRI to get their diagnosis, it's the CSF flow study (also MRI) that's needed to see if there's a blockage. If you do have a CSF problem  then the decompression could relieve your vertigo & headaches.