i have many times and never go away, when i wear my hairband and my ears are noise very bad, feel panic attack, headaches, i want to back normal again
i have the same symptoms as you! and i have had them for 3 years. they also brought about anxiety and still do when i get severe vertigo....but mostly i get little spells and they still bother me. i've been to a neurologist and they say my neurological signs are good. my inner ear shows no signs of infection and i have had ENG testing and they say i have disequilibrium. i wish i knew what was causing it. i have taken minocycline in the past for about 1 year....for acne....five days after stopping taking it....i began feeling very floaty and very out of it. and here i am today..still having boughts....and i don't every want to take minocycline again.
Joannela,
Your symptoms do not sound like BPPV. You have a number of nonspecific dizziness complaints. You should see a neurotologist (ear specialist) who can examine you, perform an audiogram, and possibly do balance testing to determine the source of your problem. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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Please try not to let yourself stress out about brain tumors or MS. They are rarely the cause of dizziness--in other words, other causes for dizziness are MUCH, MUCH more likely, such as migraine and inner ear.
If you are seeing a neurologist and haven't had an MRI for 10 years, I'm guessing they will want to repeat the MRI, which will rule out tumors or MS.
(Although be aware that migraines can cause little "spots" on your MRI for which it's not always possible to say with 100 percent certainty that it's not MS; I have these little spots and was once all but told I had MS by a neurologist--even when my brain MRI was still read as normal--but many things can cause them--migraine, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and some normal things in the brain called Virchow-Robin spaces, I think. However, I DID have numerous other symptoms that could have been due to MS, NOT just dizziness. I was never diagnosed with anything.)
I spent ten days between discovering that sudden hearing loss could be a sign of acoustic neuroma (inner-ear tumor) and getting my first MRI results in which I couldn't think about anything else, I was so worried. If I'd only known how remote were the chances of there being a tumor, I wouldn't have lost ten days out of my life! :)
Anyway good luck, I hope the neurologist is able to help you!
Nancy T.
Wow! It sounds a lot like my symptoms. I am curious if you have the head aches that seem to radiate from the base of your skull also?
Please do keep us posted as I will with you. I trust it is just TMJ or BPPV..
Hang in there... I know first hand how it feels!
God Bless!
Donna
Thank you both - I actually don't know if I have TMJ. I don't have any jaw pain, and I haven't ever been diagnosed with it. I would love it if this were just TMJ or migraine - I am so concerned about brain tumors and MS, that I am beside myself.
Thank you both - I actually don't know if I have TMJ. I don't have any jaw pain, and I haven't ever been diagnosed with it. I would love it if this were just TMJ or migraine - I am so concerned about brain tumors and MS, that I am beside myself.
Actually, it sounds like "migraine-associated vertigo" is a much more likely possibility (although the earlier attacks certainly could have been BPPV). Google it. Not a lot of people, or even doctors, know about this, but there are many migraine medications you can try that might make a huge difference for you. Be sure to ask your neurologist about this--be sure to tell him/her everything you posted above, what brings it on, your migraine history, etc. You might even print out the following information to take in, in case your neurologist is not familiar with this condition:
http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/central/migraine/mav.html
That site is written by a highly respected neurologist specializing in dizziness.
Good luck! Keep trying until you find the right treatment! If you are diagnosed with migraine-associated vertigo, if the first medication doesn't work, there are many others to try.
Stress and anxiety are related to dizziness simply because of the way the vestibular system is "wired into" the fight-or-flight response. Those with chronic dizziness often notice that being startled or stress will increase their dizziness.
Nancy T.
It sounds like BPPV. I would like to ask do you Have TMJ? Do you have problems with your jaw. TMJ can cause alot of problems check the internet go to neuromusculardentist and it will give you a list of symtoms.It wouldn't hurt to check it out.