Hello,
(i am female 46, 123 lbs.)
after searching the forum and doing some
reading, I decided to use this site.
I have been feeling dizzy also for about 4
months.
Otherwise I have been healthy, I haven't
been sick for quite awhile.
Just small colds or allergies, some sinus
from flowers and pollen. I usually use
cold medicine to relieve it, then it
passes.
When I go to bed, the bed spins. If I
just prop my pillow, then relax, the room
spins, I close my eyes, and feel like I
want to pass out in bed when this happens.
At work, I can be sitting, then when I
stand, I have to sit back down because I
feel like I am on an elevator that just
stopped suddenly.
This isn't all day long, just little
spells at work, I have learned to become
slower getting up, but at night it has
been every night for about 4 months.
Since I was about 17, I have had tinitus.
As the years go on, it worsens.
I don't know how I got tinitus, I never
worked where it is loud, or ever listened
to loud music.
My mother says that maybe a medicine I
took when I was younger did this. (i used
to get bladder infections alot when I was
a teenager, hospitalized with iv's.) it
has been very hard to get to sleep at
night since it has been getting worse, I
try to concentrate on the tone to finally
get some sleep.
I'm not sure if the dizziness/spinning,
falling - feeling has anything to do with
the tinitus. I have read information
about vertigo, but I am not sure that this
is the reason for my symptoms.
I am going to see a doctor next week to
get some help. I would have went sooner,
but my medical insurance just got accepted
so I am taking advantage of it.
Can anyone respond before I go to the
doctor?
Thanks,
susan
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edina963
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Nov 2004 Posts: 35 Location: canada
Dizziness/vertigo Posted: 04-12-06 09:18am
Hi susan, I know what you are going
through, ive had this problem since 1998,
and im now seeing a head and neck surgeon
who specialises in balance disorders. It
all started with the room spinning when I
went to bed or move my head a certain
way......I would always be unbalanced,
walking into things, feeling like im going
to fall......I was diagnosed with
bpvp---meaning positional vertigo...Has to
do with a small stone inside the ear that
moves around and gives the brain the wrong
signal. It gets worse when im all
stuffed up because liquid builds up inside
my ear drum and doesnt drain out like it
should, im thinking of telling my ent for
tubes. Tinnitus comes and goes for me,
gets louder, I still have no explanation
for it but heard that it has to do with
the nerves and muscles surounding the ear.
Your family doctor will probably send
you to see a ear nose and throat
specialist to determine what your problem
realy is. For nausia and vomiting
prevention I take bonnnamine/take one for
the whole day, it realy helped me. Seems
like a lot of people have this problem and
it can be very scary.
Went to the doctor.
He is sending me to get a ct scan of my
head.
He wants to rule out any tumors, ect.
(and to see if theres anything
in there......Lol)
he put me on medicine to help the
dizziness, meclizine, 25 mg.
4 times a day. Seeing that I work in a
school, I am going to take it
after I get there and before bedtime. I
can't be falling asleep during
the day. The medicine makes you drowsy.
Then after the scan he will know more. He
said he may send me
to an ear throat nose specialist after he
gets the results he
will know more.
Susan
