Vertigo from laying down & stretching

Good Afternoon. I am just new here as of fifteen minutes ago. It must be hell having a cold plus this disease. i didn't know what hit me the other day. I stretched out on my bed, looked up, and had intense vertigo that lasted a good half hour. The next day I stretched out on my bed the same way, and the vertigo was so intense I called an ambulance. It happens only when I lay down. I suffered with hearing loss and tinnitus for a long time, but never had this happen. I am getting a referrral from my primary care physician tomorrow to see an ENT. I still feel weak and light headed. I just joined here and will need all the help I can get because I lost my family and live alone. I am 64 years old, and do not have a car, and must rely on taxi cabs or public transportation. I have been healthy until now and, I am a little scared. Thank You for listening.

 

Wow! Thanks for the lightening fast reply. I have been straining my neck and eyes looking UP at my desk top computer monitor from the side of my bed where the table the screen monitor sits on, next to my bed, is slightly higher than the bed. I have been doing this for months. Then, I would get tired ,and lay on my bed, straining my head and neck twisted sideways and up to read on the monitor. I do not know why it only happens when I lay down, but I have all the symptoms of menier's disease. Will know more when I see the ENT. I have never been this spooked. I will try to look into this video with the ENT. Thank You Very Much! Do you think this is different than having menier's disease and why?

 

The emergency room doctor prescribed Antivert for the dizziness. Should I take this? Does it help anyone here?

 

Just to add, if they layed my head down like they did in that maneuver, I would have very,very, intense vertigo.

 

thanks. the screen seems to trigger my light-headedness. having bifocal glasses strains my eyes and neck because i always have to look up. have been sleeping propped up on 4 pillows . i need to stop doing this with this computer but i am alone and have become addicted to it. i seem to be getting slight vertigo even laying on 4 pillows now, and twisted toward the screen to read that i did not have before. yikes! i do not know how long i will have to wait to see an ent after the referral tomorrow. i will be pestering you guys here. i am alone but i managed to get food at the store with a taxi today, but i was weak and lightheaded . why do these vertigo attacks take so much out of you where you feel whoozy for a long time afterward? the emt in the ambulance said i was dehydrated. will drinking water help make my ears worse?

 

the part that scares me is that if i died here alone, not a soul would know i was even dead, or too sick to move. does anyone here have a solution to my situation being alone like this with no one to check on me? i cannot just ask a stranger. I think I will tell my doctor about how I am alone with this disease. I hope they don't put me in the death house (nursing home), because my cat will be lost without me. I made us roast chicken tonight .

 

thanks. i would have to get a letter from a doctor first. it is this waiting in the mean time that is the worst. they will not help if they think i am ok and i was until now!

 

I just discovered that walking too heavy can trigger dizziness and then fatigue. I tho8ght i was feeling better.

 

lately i've been having sinus issues like clogging and thick mucus. Every time the weather gets hot I get welts the size of half dollars and itching. I had contavct dermatitus. Then, i was diagnosed with having high clorestrol. Plus, I smoke. I do not drink or take drugs. I will not take the lipitor prescribed for my high clorestrol. I only drink about 2 cups of coffee a day, and I never eat candy, cake, or other bag snacks

 

I am now wondering if I should get a vision test for new eye glasses. The way I strain my eyes day and night looking at the computer screen must have hurt them too, and may be causing some of the light headedness i hope. It has been about two years since I had an eye test

 

What is CBD oil? I am leaving now for my doctor's appointment to get my referral to an EMT. I feel very light-headed. Will read up on those diets you mentioned when I get back. Thanks

 

Cannabis is not legal in Indiana. But I will call them to order it. It can;t hurt. Thanks. I got an appointment in 10 days to see an ENT. My hip is hurting by sleeping semi upright. It seems to take forever to get in a comfortable position where I don't start to feel dizzy. The computer screen is definitely a trigger. I was on my feet a lot today waiting for prescriptions and transportation, and walked in a store without having vertigo. I turned my head quickly sideways a few times without any dizziness. No foggy feeling in my head either. It was when I got back and turned on my computer, and looked at the screen, that I felt a vertigo trigger happen, but it went away quickly. I fear laying down though, and getting up too fast. i will do the kneeling exercise solari posted.

 

Something is going on in my ear because whenever I lay on it it gets super hot and then I start to sweat. I could possibly have an infection in there. The tinnitus and hearing loss is worse. I would be so bored without looking at this computer, but I know i have to because I feel better, and don't have as much light-headedness.