Shingles and Vertigo Since Teenage Years

[CricketGL]

I am a 47 yr. old woman who has experienced at least 10 outbreaks of Shingles on my neck. It is always the same--5 or so blisters that occur after sensitivity and itching in that area. I sometimes run a slight fever and feel tired a few days before and outbreak as well. The outbreak occurs about 3 inches below my left ear.

I also suffer from bouts of vertigo (probably 10 times as well) which used to last 3 weeks, but have gradually decreased in length. Meclazine taken at the first hint of spinning helps. I also have ear pain off and on. I tried the Epley manuveur with a doctor which did not help at all. Sometimes my sense of balance stays affected for months.

I have just recovered from a bout of Shingles (which came on a week or two after a vertigo spell). After 3 weeks, I now have a slight painful tenderness when touching my neck up to my hairline behind the left ear. I have also had a weird pain on the left side of my head a few inches above the ear that comes and goes. Not a headache, but a sudden pain when moving my head in a certain direction or tilting of the neck...haven't quite figured it out.

Is there something medically I should be doing such as any tests, or do I just live with these bouts and try to keep my immune system in good standing?

Thanks for any help you can offer, Cricket

[Dr_Nassim]

sorry for the late answer

[Dr_Nassim]

about repetetive shingles please contact an infectious disease specialist, he/she explain the best way to prevent it. First of all shingles should be confirmed, otherwise many other possibilities could be raised.
About the vertigo you described؛‎ it may be the image of the viral labirintitis where Epley's is less effective in shortening the lengh of symptoms.
We do not expose a known protocol to minimise the number of bouts, but my personal advice to is:
1- cover your ears with a warming band during the day.
2- try to sleep in warm environment or try also to cover your had a night.