Labyrinthitis help

[mildwin]

I had my initial bout of labyrinthitis in March after a viral infection. Since then I have had it regularly. I take Stemetil which really helps, but when I stop taking it the symptoms return within a few days or a week or two. Have got exercises to do to help, only just started those so can't say whether it helps or not as yet. Am wondering what other symptoms people get as I get nausea, no longer get vertigo but a very surreal feeling. I also get a bad head and a very heavy, achy arms and legs. Does anyone else get this?

[Sqad]

These are very odd symptoms for a viral labyrinthitis of 9 months past. Nausea, a bad head and surreal feelings do not add up.

I would return to your GP for reassessment.

[Buenchico]

Stemetil (which is a brand name for prochlorperazine) is an antiemetic which deals with the symptoms of labyrinthitis but not any underlying cause. Hassle your doctor about your condition; he might refer you to an ENT specialist at your local hospital.

See here for lots of information:
http://www.nhs.uk/Con...ges/Introduction.aspx
(Click through the various links including 'Treatment').

Chris

[cathfromsaron]

sounds like a side affect ... ditto above advice x

[mildwin]

Thanks all. I have recently seen an ENT doctor at my surgery, she said these symptoms were not unheard of as it can be a debilitating condition and affect so much. I've to see her again soon and maybe get referred to ENT specialist. Was just wondering how many others have this chronic condition and what their symptoms are.

[Eve]

I have menieres, as does my mum and the main symptoms for me are tinnitus (bit like rice krispies but my ears are popping/cracking with it), horrible pressure (but it won't go like you can usually shift it by swallowing/blowing your nose), up and down hearing loss and frequency changes, vertigo (only a few drop attacks thank goodness!), I can feel generally off balance and strange and bump into things a lot (misjudge them I think) and the sickness which goes with it all. I tend to get a really funny stomach before a bad attack comes on and go into an ice cold kind of sweat.

I get headaches and earpain with some of them though I get migraines from time to time though less now I've discovered some triggers.

I've got used to a lot of things over time so easier to ignore in a way (had my first drop attack at 17). Mum suffers a lot worse with hers.

It took me a while to get diagnosed, even with mum, initially told my hearing was lower than it should be and would probably get worse, end of conversation, then getting another doctor to take notice which was only eventually when he saw me in a bad attack then to ENT who did tests (calorics etc...) then referred to neurology for an MRI (in case accoustic neuroma) then she sent me to a friend of hers who was a specialist at another hospital who was brilliant - repeat tests then diagnosed. This happened over a period of years though.

[mildwin]

My doc has ruled out Menieres as I do not have tinnitus (she said thats a main symptom). I get nausea, dizziness/surreal feeling, fullness in ear, heavy achy limbs, and some cognitive issues such as being unable to think clearly

[rowanwitch]

have something similar which by trial and error I think is atypical migraine the surreal feeling makes me wonder... (I do get odd bouts of proper labyrinthitis too )

[bunkmoreland]

my mother suffered from labyrinthitis which initially came on in her 60s. she had the really bad dizziness (which caused her to lie on the floor at times,til it passed) and the nausea. stemetil worked really well for her,and she could go months without another attack. she used to think that a lot of bending up and down too quickly brought it on