What is causing Severe Nausea? Posted: 10-07-06 13:10pm
Hi. I am desperate for some help. I have
had tmjd for 6 years now, ever since I
began orthodontics. I have seen various
doctors for this condition and have gotten
a little relief here and there but not
enough. The pain is chronic and referred
to my my head, temples and neck mostly,
the jaw and tmj's themselves I can handle
better. 2 years later I was in a car
accident where the airbag hit my face
hard, and a year after that I was hit open
hand on the face, both sides, about a
dozen times. It was not until the last
incident that at some point I began having
localized head pain as well. Little
painful knotts on the head that never go
away either. Also at some point I
developed nausea.
I went to gasterintologists, neurologists,
internists, nautropaths, and inner ear
doctors. The gastologist only said my
stomach is sensitive but it was not the
cause of the nausea. The naturopaths
thought it was migraines but since I don't
have episodes I never knew when to take
the medications. They said my eyes did not
move properly. The inner ear doctor said I
have hearing loss and hydrops, despite the
fact that I was not dizzy, just nauseaus.
They said I had too much fluid in my ear.
He put me on diuretics but I only took
them a short time because I get side
effects so easily, nausea especially, and
yet I am trying to treat just that.
Eventually after 2 years of this severe
nausea it reduced to a bare minimim on its
own. Mornings were still hard but that
went away not too long after awaking and
the rest of the day it was very
manageable. I can never be in back of a
car and sometimes I can't even be a
passenger. This lasted a few years. Then a
week and a half ago I went to a new
chiropractor who adjusted my neck. Shortly
after I left his office my severe nausea
came back like it was a few years ago.
Doing nothing I have nausea. Moving my
head, neck, and eyes worsens the nausea.
Scrolling on the computer, focusing on
anything, drinking coffee, all make it
worse. Eating and not eating make non
difference.
I called the nurse at the inner ear
doctors office and she thinks that besides
hydrops (menieres) I may also have
perilymph fistula. SHe looked at my old
records and listened to my complaints and
said that there is some baloon in the ear
filled with water and that mine may have a
hole in it where the water leaked and
therefore causing me nausea. But she does
not know for sure so I have to see the ear
doctor she said. Last time I was in a few
years ago they told me to be on the zone
diet. I don't think it did enough. Also,
today, there is no way I can take
diuretics because a few months ago I
developed severe dry eyes that are
incredibly painful. I no longer can wear
contacts nor have LASIK. So I worry they
won't be able to help me again. And
between the eye pain, tmjd related pains
and now nausea I am going nuts.
Any help with the nausea would be very
much appreciated! THANK YOU!!!
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Nausea Answer A1619 Posted: 10-16-06 02:42am
According to your long story of illness
you can ask for a second opinion from
another ENT specialist about the problem
of the inner ear. You didn’t mention a
CT-scan of the head, so I recommend you
request one if you haven’t already.
Contact eye lenses can cause dry eyes
and/or infections, so you'll have to stop
wearing them until the infection is cured.
Then you may use commercial eye drops
while wearing the contact lens.
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