Medical Conditions That Could Cause Vertigo?

That's what I was thinking as well, but she said all of her tests came back normal.

Does she have bad hearing??

because my mother lives 2 and a half hours away and all tests run by the doctors say that everything was fine.

i think you need to go be with your mom

LSUpimp has correct answer. In the short term, tell her to drastically cut her salt intake.

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Ménière's disease.

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This.


Or it could just be a vestibular infection (best result) because those clear up fairly quickly.

My internal med doc, who is brilliant, said he had a young guy (in his 30s) come in with the same problem. It ended up being a stroke, and it took an MRI of the guy's head to figure it out.

Ménière's disease would be most likely I think, but is she having any hearing loss? If she is, that makes it more likely. She needs to avoid salt, alcohol, and caffeine.

Another possibility is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Does she get episodes of dizziness that are triggered by her moving her head, even just laying down and moving from her pillow? If so, there is a maneuver that a doctor or therapist can do to correct this pretty easily.

ETA: she needs to go back to the doctor. Her primary care doc would be a good place to start, but she may need to see a neurologist.

Hopped out of bed one morning and couldnt stand up, freaked me out...just hadnt been taking in enough water.


Dehydration
Diabetic nervous system damage
High Blood Pressure

are the three main causes of it.