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Spinal misalignment adjustment not holding/Undiagnosed symptoms need help???

Went from Urgent Care > ER > ENT > Neurologist to NUCCA. Dealing with what they first diagnosed as vertigo about a year ago now until the NUCCA diagnosed it as spinal misalignment about 10 months ago.

I am thinking when my back and neck hurt is when I feel the most dizzy and off balance. My urine, blood, CT of head/cervical spine, Xrays of back/neck, MRI of brain have all came back good. It was only the NUCCA xrays that actually showed something which was the misalignment. My NUCCA is good but been seeing him for about 10 months and after he adjusts me I'm good for a few days but than I fall back into the suffering symptoms.

I just seen a neurosurgeon which had me do all new xrays ct and mri and he said he was stumped there was nothing he could domm but I didn't need surgery. I even told him I know something is wrong amy suggestions of who to see and he didn't know. I can barely stand up still and am always dizzy and am only 30 years old.

The NUCCA is only temp relief and I've tried it for a year and have all the same issues o did a year ago.

I am just at the point where its hard to function in life and I've seen everyone I could think of. I want to avoid surgery but I am kind of lost now of what to do. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you.
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I had terrible vertigo for a year and a half several years ago.  I was pretty desperate at the time as it would start and I would be debilitated.  I get nauseated with it which did me in.  I have to lay flat on my back until it passes and it can take 2 to 4 days for that to happen.  I started at my GP and ended with an ENT.  I learned a lot during that time.  Some people have a virus that can cause the symptom.  Others have an issue with a nerve called the vagus nerve.  I had Eustachian tube dysfunction. My big fear at the time was that I had Menieres Disease.  From your description, perhaps you have an issue with your vagus nerve.  An ENT can help you with that.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-athletes-way/201909/how-is-the-vagus-nerve-linked-head-spinning-vertigo  The vagus nerve is actually really long from spine down to your gut.  This link gives a very nice summary of the vagus nerve.  https://www.neomedinstitute.com/blog/why-you-should-pay-attention-to-your-vagus-nerve can be the outcome.  

When the ENT helped me with the issue of my Eustachian Tube dysfunction, I got better.  I had an issue 5 years after that and still don't know if it was the Eustachian Tube issue or my vagus nerve.  I was out like I had been previously for 4 days.  And for me, when I say out, I mean bedridden.  I'm a mom, that does NOT work.  Luckily that has now been about 6 years since that happened with no further episodes.  

Talk to your doctor.  good luck
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Probably hard to find anyone who doesn't have some misalignment.  Not sure it would cause what you're complaining of unless there is severe nerve impingement, but even then, not sure it would be manifested this way.  You were told you don't need surgery because, again, we all have some of that or a lot but it doesn't necessarily cause the pain most associated with it.  
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