Sudden Extreme Quick Vertigo

This has happened to me a few times before. With me, I think it's definitely Meniere's because there's no headache afterwards and I can usually just get along with my day.

 

I would say MAV since a migraine is involved, usually migraines don't occur with Meniere's afaik. or it could be BPPV.

 

btw BPPV and MAV are common to have at the same time.

 

I AGREE WITH VICKIE. I HAVE BOTH. I THINK YOUR SPELL WAS MIGRAIN. HOWEVER I KNOW TWO
PEOPLE WITH MIGRAIN WHO NEVER GET A HEADACHE. SO GO FIGURE!! THESE TWO BEASTS CAN PRODUCE SIMILAR SYMPTOMS BUT ARE NOT REALLY RELATED.

 

Sudden, extreme vertigo is really the only kind I experience. I have not had a true vertigo in 3 weeks.

 

I do not think they are MAV related. They last only for a few seconds as I stare at an object immediately up close and the vertigo stops. I usually feel quite off balance for up to 2hrs after.

 

It could also be PLF or SCD. Get it tested.

 

Scott Tom could you interpret those acronyms for me. I acronym challenged.

 

perilymph fistula and superior canal dehiscence.

http://dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/unilat/scd.htm

http://dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/unilat/fistula.html

They are rare, but worth testing for.

 

given a headache or migraine was involved I would consider it being MAV/BPPV before anything else

 

I used to get those violent , sudden vertigo attacks. They only lasted seconds but we're very intense. The only started in the last few months before the vertigo went away for good, so far. There was no headache after, just fatigue.

Maybe it's the beginning of the end? Let's hope.

Maggie

 

Blythebay, i would get these sudden short dizzy spells toward the end of a vertigo siege. I would count to 10 and they were generally gone by then. Afterwards i too would have fatigue and no headache, i havent had them in awhile since i have been on av and joh

 

Don't try to self-diagnose. Go see an Otolaryngologist.
Ask what the expert thinks it as and hopefully they'll run some tests and give you a definitive answer.

The stress of thinking you have any of these conditions is bad enough without adding all other things with similar symptoms into the equation.

We all want to research and try to "label" what we think we have and treat it with more research.
Much better to get proper diagnosis and treatment.

 

I apologize.
I didn't want you to think you had other diagnosis without knowing for sure.
The way you're doing it is fine but I'd start a journal to help categorize each episode then allowing you to avoid what triggers one or the other diseases.

I'm not so worried at self-diagnosing as seeing other diseases touted to explain symptoms without medical testing.

I get where you are now.

Take things slow.

 

Bythebay,

Good to know you like your ENT. That is huge. It sounds like you are already on your way to figuring out your triggers. Chemical sensitivity is a hard one to avoid.

Good luck with continuing to work with your ENT to get it all sorted.

Maggie

 

Bythebay I usually (not always though, but mostly)read peoples posts to see their history before answering, so I knew you were diagnosed with MAV MM and BPPV, that's why I felt comfortable saying it sounded like MAV more than MM.

 

BytheBay - I have had a few of those episodes. I do not have MAV (or at least ever diagnosed for it). Each of them were what I considered "violent" starts - physically moved me, extreme fast spin but short in duration. For me though, even though that went away quickly - in each instance within 24 hours I had a "typical" Meniere's attack.

I also had a couple of the sudden somersault vertigo attacks - those were the worst. Had no idea what was up or down. Horrible. Sad to say but if I had to "pick" I will take the merry-go-round on crack vertigo vs the somersault. Course if I could choose...I would choose NEITHER! ;D

I also had read and realized that you were under a dr care and just asking for other's opinions. I highly recommend and support that because listening to some drs I believe we would all suffer longer and think we were crazy. Some dr's don't agree that brain fog is connected, or the ear pressure is "that" bad....thankfully this board is filled with people that in a lot of cases I would consider more of an expert of Meniere's than those with degrees.