re: Medical Conditions That Could Cause Vertigo?

There are quite a few types of Vertigo. My mother was diagnosed with that as well. Said it was treatable, but she has the kind with the crystals in her ear being off balanced or whatever. She took Antivert (finally a drug with a good name, right?) for a month and they said it could come back at anytime. She now knows what to look for when it starts. It was really when she did quick movements with her vision (side to side).

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I know that she did mention that even when laying down she couldn't look at the fan, or move her head much without being dizzy.

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Sounds very similar to my mom. Doctor thinks Vertigo...based on the similar symptoms and the doc, I would bet they are right. They will do a full workup of her blood and heart. Most likely an Xray too.

Simple vertigo is cause by stones in her vestibular apparatus. Typically the stone just needs to be dislodged (maneuvers that can be done at bedside in an ER) and she may need some medicine for a few days to help with residual symptoms.

Meniere's and an inner ear infection, as has been mentioned, can cause this as well.

On a more worrisome note, decreased blood flow to her cerebellum (arterial disease [think plaque in her arteries like you hear about the heart]) is the usual culprit, but also a cerebellar stroke could cause this. If she only stayed in the ER, then it could have easily been missed. A CT scan is not great at picking up cerebellar abnormalities, and if she went in early enough, it could have not shown itself all together.

If she is still having symptoms, you need to get her her primary care doc for a further work-up. She may need an MRI (better at assessing the cerebellum) or other tests. Don't want you to worry, just trying to help out.

My wife gets vertago from ear infections. The infection messes with her inner ear, thus the vertigo.

A club brother of mine also had a bout of vertigo recently along with the inability to lift his left leg. Turned out he had a rather large, but thankfully non-cancerous, brain tumor. He had surgery to remove it almost two weeks ago and is recovering fairly well.

I have suffered from "vertigo" on a temporary basis twice, both times were caused by dislodged calcium carbonate crystals behind the ear drum. Each time my treatment was exercises that moved these crystals back in the right position.

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Simple vertigo is cause by stones in her vestibular apparatus. Typically the stone just needs to be dislodged (maneuvers that can be done at bedside

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These maneuvers are like magic if stones are the cause. A knowledgeable PT can get it done as well.

I have deal with this once or twice a year for quite awhile. Mainly in the spring or fall. My is from a build up of fluid in the inner ear. I just take 24 hour Sudafed and 24 hour Allegra. Symptoms disappear in one to two days but I take the meds for at least a week.

I had a horrible time with vertigo once. Felt like I was blacking out, then on a perpetual sharp turn, followed by projectile vomiting. Symptoms disappeared for two days then came back with a vengeance. The ENT tried the chair treatment but that didn't help. He thought that I might have an inner ear infection because my ear looked a little red. Gave me an antibiotic and told me to return if symptoms didn't clear up. Also told me that I couldn't drive for several weeks.

It slowly cleared up. The OTC anti-nausea meds helped, but made me drowsy, so I started using the pressure wrist bands. I was able to walk and to read without difficulty within a week because the spinning sensation finally stopped, but it was months before I regained my sense of balance to a point where I felt safe to be on a ladder.

Could also be....

Labyrinthitis

If it is, make sure she gets treatments early... My brother had it and it put him out of commission for about six months... He basically had to lay in a dark room to prevent his vertigo...

It's usually treated with steroids...

Do you know what this procedure is called??