I have vertigo "spinning" that lasts about a minute or 2 when laying down but I do get the feeling I'm on a boat afterwards when I'm in an upright position. What's considered an episode of vertigo? Is it just the head spinning or is it any type of vertigo. From what I've read vertigo is any kind of motion but true vertigo is when the head spins. I know this will be important to mention to my doctor. One website states meniers is an episode of vertigo lasting 20 mins to several hours and another one said lasting from a few minutes to hours and is this vertigo or true vertigo. I'm so confused.
I have had, and still have, all levels of vertigo, from mild lasting seconds, to moderate lasting hours, to severe lasting 3-4 hours. It is all vertigo. Jim
Yes but there's also persistent positional dizziness which causes similar symptoms. I don't know how doctors diagnose meniers yes I have tinnitus but I only get vertigo when laying down or when moving about. I just want a diagnoses :-(.
I waited 20 years to get an official diagnosis. Meniere's in the first 20 years wasn't that terrible for me. When the vertigo hit hard in early 2019 that is when things changed for me. I had 3 attacks in 2019 and 8 this year. All lasting about 3-4 hours followed by several more hours of fog, fatigue, and unsteadiness. The previous 20 years were like you are describing. Short vertigo episodes when laying down or getting up. Some were as I was walking around. All were short, like 5 seconds, others a 1/2 a minute or so. Remember, Meniere's is just a collection of symptoms. There is no definitive known cause or cure. I pretty much stayed away from even mentioning my Meniere's symptoms after the first year to any Dr. I saw. I knew they were not going to do anything. I even see a really good guy now, but I don't expect anything from him until the day I need him to start cutting. I was a really big skeptic of the JoH regimen. I am going to make a long post about it soon. I have been taking it since mid Oct. Jim
I was originally diagnosed with bppv and persistent positional dizziness. I got it morning after a funfair ride which I suppose could dislodge the crystals in the ear but strange how it would trigger meniers. I got it at 44 which the doctor also said many people get at a much younger age. Probably no point seeing a doctor at this moment maybe I just need to wait. But everyday when I lay down I feel like I'm on a boat which completely disappears when I get up. I would of said 100% bppv if I didn't have tinnitus. And the other strange thing is I get the tinnitus in both ears but not at the same time which I know can happen but not that common. At this moment I feel I could have anything. It's a Shame their isn't a specific test for it. And also audiologist said my hearing loss is in high frequency which isn't common for meniers and said my hearing was normal for my age. I think the only real clue to meniers is having sudden attacks of long lasting vertigo and not just when laying down. Thanks for reply.
I have experienced the spinning type of vertigo so I know what that is. But the vertigo that I primarily experience with my MD is definitely more the "boat" type. It's like standing in a canoe on the rough seas or on a floor at the fun house. It's all moving and I can't get my balance and feel like I have the worst sea sickness from it. But in addition to that I experience a real feeling of "heaviness" like gravity is 100x more than usual and I'm being driven by an invisible hand straight down into the floor (not a drop attack though where I fall, just tremendous pressure). If I'm lying down ad try to sit up in bed, it's just like a large wave crashes into me and pushes me back down; I'm almost powerless. It's a lot more rare than the spinning type but yes, it is the sensation that things are moving about you that qualifies it as vertigo.... The tinnitus jacks up considerably, the pressure in my head is obvious and my hearing is poor prior to and during these attacks - all right sided. They have lasted between 6-10 hours so far....
Thanks for the reply. Sounds awful I'm sorry your going through this. Fortunately I only get the feeling I'm on a boat if I move or when I lay down. If I keep still I don't get it I don't know if that's a biggest clue to what it is. I remember once I had the spinning sensation followed by the boat feeling but only when I looked up or moved. It's very strange. I can also control my spinning sensation. I get it when Im in bed as soon as I feel I'm about to spin I sit up or open my eyes and it stops. Don't know how people cope with this
I have this wavy rotation (like being on a boat but spinning at the same time) every time I close my eyes. My fullness and tinnitus are in my right ear, though the tinnitus is also in left, but not as loud. And when I lie down with eyes closed the spinning can get extremely fast, but varies in speed and is sometimes strong enough to make my stomach drop from the intensity. I don’t get very nauseous from the spinning, but the wavy gravity part is not enjoyable. If I am already nauseous from something else however, the wavy vertigo makes it so much worse. As someone who has right ear problems and fluid in right mastoid according to MRI I do find it interesting how many times my body is pulled to the left or spins counterclockwise. If I get too hot the walls start to pulsate (like they have fists coming out of them) or the sky is wrapping around me. My worst vertigo is when my eyes are closed, hands down.