Comments for Why am I dizzy? Is it BPPV? http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog from the doctors at Clearwater Clinical Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:08:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Epley Maneuver – How many times should it take? by Clearwater Clinical http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2009/04/epley-maneuver-how-many-times-should-it-take.html/comment-page-1#comment-295 Clearwater Clinical Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:08:22 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=37#comment-295 Thanks for your comments. What you describe seems a little atypical for BPPV. Although episodes can be severe, frightening and leave you with hours of nausea they are also short lived in the acute phase. Most people describe difficulty with certain movements (like lying down) but can move about freely so long as they avoid those movements. There are, of course, many other causes dizziness. It sounds like you have already seen an ENT doctor who was also a bit surprised at the severity of for symptoms if indeed you have BPPV. Betahistine (Serc) only really is supposed to work for Menieres disease not BPPV although many people do try it. Benzo's like Cyclizine only sedate the patient making the vertigo a bit more tolerable. There are two other diagnosis that should be considered with peripheral vertigo which are labyrinthitis and Menieres disease. Make sure these have been ruled out. The Epley maneuver is very effective if you have BPPV and completely useless if you don't. Getting the right diagnosis is important. If you haven't reached a final diagnosis seek further medical attention with an ENT specializing in vertigo (a vestibular specialist). Keep us posted and good luck. Thanks for your comments. What you describe seems a little atypical for BPPV. Although episodes can be severe, frightening and leave you with hours of nausea they are also short lived in the acute phase. Most people describe difficulty with certain movements (like lying down) but can move about freely so long as they avoid those movements. There are, of course, many other causes dizziness. It sounds like you have already seen an ENT doctor who was also a bit surprised at the severity of for symptoms if indeed you have BPPV. Betahistine (Serc) only really is supposed to work for Menieres disease not BPPV although many people do try it. Benzo’s like Cyclizine only sedate the patient making the vertigo a bit more tolerable. There are two other diagnosis that should be considered with peripheral vertigo which are labyrinthitis and Menieres disease. Make sure these have been ruled out. The Epley maneuver is very effective if you have BPPV and completely useless if you don’t. Getting the right diagnosis is important. If you haven’t reached a final diagnosis seek further medical attention with an ENT specializing in vertigo (a vestibular specialist). Keep us posted and good luck.

]]> Comment on Epley Maneuver – How many times should it take? by Clearwater Clinical http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2009/04/epley-maneuver-how-many-times-should-it-take.html/comment-page-1#comment-294 Clearwater Clinical Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:30:26 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=37#comment-294 Ahh - what you may have done is convert a posterior BPPV into a Horizontal one. If you know which side you can do a "Log Roll Manuevuer". This is quite simple and will get rid of the worse BPPV. The most important thing is the right diagnosis and the right side. The good thing about horizontal BPPV is that it is often short lived and is easier to get rid of. Sadly it is worse in terms of the vertigo is more intense. About 5% of people who treat Posterior BPPV will convert to the horizontal. It happens when some of the crystals fall out of one canal and right back down into another. Bad luck I am afraid. Look up the log roll maneuver. Ahh – what you may have done is convert a posterior BPPV into a Horizontal one. If you know which side you can do a “Log Roll Manuevuer”. This is quite simple and will get rid of the worse BPPV. The most important thing is the right diagnosis and the right side. The good thing about horizontal BPPV is that it is often short lived and is easier to get rid of. Sadly it is worse in terms of the vertigo is more intense. About 5% of people who treat Posterior BPPV will convert to the horizontal. It happens when some of the crystals fall out of one canal and right back down into another. Bad luck I am afraid. Look up the log roll maneuver.

]]> Comment on So what does it feel like to have BPPV? by Clearwater Clinical http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2011/11/so-what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-bppv.html/comment-page-1#comment-293 Clearwater Clinical Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:27:33 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=164#comment-293 Interesting. BPPV is recurrent and often sticks around for weeks to months without treatment. Sometimes it takes a few treatments to move all the crystals so I agree go back and see if another therapy session works. Interesting. BPPV is recurrent and often sticks around for weeks to months without treatment. Sometimes it takes a few treatments to move all the crystals so I agree go back and see if another therapy session works.

]]> Comment on So what does it feel like to have BPPV? by Clearwater Clinical http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2011/11/so-what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-bppv.html/comment-page-1#comment-292 Clearwater Clinical Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:26:36 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=164#comment-292 Just a quick note - migraines can present with vertigo. Do a search on MAV or Migraine Associated Vertigo. There is lots of information out there. You may find that treating your migraines gets rid of your vertigo. Talk to your doctor about it. Just a quick note – migraines can present with vertigo. Do a search on MAV or Migraine Associated Vertigo. There is lots of information out there. You may find that treating your migraines gets rid of your vertigo. Talk to your doctor about it.

]]> Comment on Epley Maneuver – How many times should it take? by steve http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2009/04/epley-maneuver-how-many-times-should-it-take.html/comment-page-1#comment-291 steve Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:50:30 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=37#comment-291 had vertigo about 2 weeks ago. diagnosed as bppv. dr did an epley maneuver but symptoms did not clear. went to a new dr who cofirmed diagnosis and said i just had it in both ears. 1 had clears so he cleared the other. felt good for 4 days and woke up this morning with some vertigo again. thought it was in the left ear so i did the epley on that side. had virtually no symptoms as went through the epley, so though i just had the wrong side. i did the epley on the right side and am so much worse. i can barely move without triggering it. cannot call my dr until tomorrow. should i try the epley on the right side again? had vertigo about 2 weeks ago. diagnosed as bppv. dr did an epley maneuver but symptoms did not clear. went to a new dr who cofirmed diagnosis and said i just had it in both ears. 1 had clears so he cleared the other. felt good for 4 days and woke up this morning with some vertigo again. thought it was in the left ear so i did the epley on that side. had virtually no symptoms as went through the epley, so though i just had the wrong side. i did the epley on the right side and am so much worse. i can barely move without triggering it. cannot call my dr until tomorrow. should i try the epley on the right side again?

]]> Comment on So what does it feel like to have BPPV? by David http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2011/11/so-what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-bppv.html/comment-page-1#comment-290 David Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:55:19 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=164#comment-290 As I rolled out of bed in a dark room I had an "E ticket ride". Didn't know which end was up. Somehow landed back on the bed. Didn't have a clue what was going on. Dealt with it for 5-6 days then went to the doctor. He had HPPV in the past and quickly related to my experience. Had the tilted head procedure and felt better, however, 5 days after the therapy I still feel dizzy and walk like a drunk in the morning. Going back to therapy today to see if the "stone" is still rolling around in my ear canal. I hope it's really HPPV and not some underlying catastrophe. As I rolled out of bed in a dark room I had an “E ticket ride”. Didn’t know which end was up. Somehow landed back on the bed. Didn’t have a clue what was going on. Dealt with it for 5-6 days then went to the doctor. He had HPPV in the past and quickly related to my experience. Had the tilted head procedure and felt better, however, 5 days after the therapy I still feel dizzy and walk like a drunk in the morning. Going back to therapy today to see if the “stone” is still rolling around in my ear canal. I hope it’s really HPPV and not some underlying catastrophe.

]]> Comment on So what does it feel like to have BPPV? by Eidolon http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2011/11/so-what-does-it-feel-like-to-have-bppv.html/comment-page-1#comment-289 Eidolon Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:19:03 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=164#comment-289 my vertigo is randomly bad. Like I used to live in the high mountains, and Id get vertigo literlaly every time I stood up. And that didnt bother me one bit! Then I moved out of the montains...and suddenly develoepd a panic disorder (ongoing.) it was then that my vertigo came back. Same sensations as before. Same duration as before - which is probably why i havent ever ended up at the ER from the panic - and yet for some reason it terrifies me now! Sometimes its caused by strange things. like scratching my head...that doesnt cause it. its moving my hand away that causes it. Thats just silly. I hate vertigo. Oh and now I have migraines too. I hate migraines. my vertigo is randomly bad. Like I used to live in the high mountains, and Id get vertigo literlaly every time I stood up. And that didnt bother me one bit! Then I moved out of the montains…and suddenly develoepd a panic disorder (ongoing.) it was then that my vertigo came back.

Same sensations as before. Same duration as before – which is probably why i havent ever ended up at the ER from the panic – and yet for some reason it terrifies me now! Sometimes its caused by strange things. like scratching my head…that doesnt cause it. its moving my hand away that causes it. Thats just silly.

I hate vertigo. Oh and now I have migraines too. I hate migraines.

]]> Comment on Epley Maneuver – How many times should it take? by Tracey http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2009/04/epley-maneuver-how-many-times-should-it-take.html/comment-page-1#comment-288 Tracey Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:12:29 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=37#comment-288 Hi, I am 43 and since 3/01/2012 I was diagnosed with bppv, I have never had this before and it has completely affected my ability to move around on a day to day basis. A number of doctors have been out to see me and I was prescribed betahistine and cyclizine, the vomiting and feeling sick cleared but I had a bad fall and hit my head and badley bruised my thigh, I was then prescribed antibiotics as the doctor said my thigh had got infected,I am due to speak with my doctor tomorrow and will be asking fo if another cause of antibiotics may be useful as 4 weeks later I still have a lump which is tender and still bruised on my thigh.I was referred to an ent specialist who advised my symptoms where very severe, he didn't want to do the epley maneuver as he said it would make me feel worse,I advised I had been alot worse than I now was even though he was saying I was in a bad way. I slept over the next 48 hours sat up and I don't feel any better, he advised that I was looking at months to get better not weeks and to only go back to see him if I got any worse.I am still off work and they are not helping me as I can only advise them of what my doctors and specialist have advised.whilst taking the medication at least I was not feeling or being sick and my left ear seemed to clear up, but my specialist advised me to only use the cyclizine as and when, but to stop the beta all together.I still feel alot of pressure in my right ear and when I get up and move around I am extremely unsteady and hold on to furniture, I can't say I am not stressed as that would be a lie, work is not helping me as I feel they think there is a quick fix to this even though I have explained everything to them, I have read on here obviously if I don't have bppv the epley won't work, my employer wants me to ask to have it done again, he does not realize that if I don't have bppv and have another type of vertigo this will not work, but also I have ostoarthritus which I have had to cancel various appointments for recently as I am unable to attend, the epley affected my hips and also my neck, please can you help. Hi, I am 43 and since 3/01/2012 I was diagnosed with bppv, I have never had this before and it has completely affected my ability to move around on a day to day basis. A number of doctors have been out to see me and I was prescribed betahistine and cyclizine, the vomiting and feeling sick cleared but I had a bad fall and hit my head and badley bruised my thigh, I was then prescribed antibiotics as the doctor said my thigh had got infected,I am due to speak with my doctor tomorrow and will be asking fo if another cause of antibiotics may be useful as 4 weeks later I still have a lump which is tender and still bruised on my thigh.I was referred to an ent specialist who advised my symptoms where very severe, he didn’t want to do the epley maneuver as he said it would make me feel worse,I advised I had been alot worse than I now was even though he was saying I was in a bad way. I slept over the next 48 hours sat up and I don’t feel any better, he advised that I was looking at months to get better not weeks and to only go back to see him if I got any worse.I am still off work and they are not helping me as I can only advise them of what my doctors and specialist have advised.whilst taking the medication at least I was not feeling or being sick and my left ear seemed to clear up, but my specialist advised me to only use the cyclizine as and when, but to stop the beta all together.I still feel alot of pressure in my right ear and when I get up and move around I am extremely unsteady and hold on to furniture, I can’t say I am not stressed as that would be a lie, work is not helping me as I feel they think there is a quick fix to this even though I have explained everything to them, I have read on here obviously if I don’t have bppv the epley won’t work, my employer wants me to ask to have it done again, he does not realize that if I don’t have bppv and have another type of vertigo this will not work, but also I have ostoarthritus which I have had to cancel various appointments for recently as I am unable to attend, the epley affected my hips and also my neck, please can you help.

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]]> Comment on Epley Maneuver – How many times should it take? by Clearwater Clinical http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/2009/04/epley-maneuver-how-many-times-should-it-take.html/comment-page-1#comment-280 Clearwater Clinical Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:05:29 +0000 http://clearwaterclinical.com/blog/?p=37#comment-280 We're glad your son is feeling better. Although the nausea associated with BPPV can last for quite a while it is unusual for the spinning to last for more than a couple of minutes. I would again confirm the diagnosis you have with your physician. To clarify BPV is Migraine related. However, BPPV is the one more commonly found in adults for which the Epley maneuver is useful. If your son has BPV then the Epley maneuver will not likely have any impact. You should perhaps speak with your physician to clarify. We’re glad your son is feeling better. Although the nausea associated with BPPV can last for quite a while it is unusual for the spinning to last for more than a couple of minutes. I would again confirm the diagnosis you have with your physician.

To clarify BPV is Migraine related. However, BPPV is the one more commonly found in adults for which the Epley maneuver is useful. If your son has BPV then the Epley maneuver will not likely have any impact. You should perhaps speak with your physician to clarify.

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