FTAO Sqad - Remember my giddy spells.

[Jemisa]

Here we are just back from ENT. The verdict is I'm suffering from (wait for it) Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. -----
First of all I was put in a soundproof room for a hearing test, series of beeps, whistles. high pitched screeches, ect. I passed that, he said my hearing was better than his....

He then put me through a manouver that created the 'problem' then manouvered my head and body to positions that made the whole room spin and made me feel really sick.
He explained there is a cavern behind the ear that has 3 chambers and in these chambers is fluid to keep our balance BUT sometimes these chambers get invaded by debris (Could be from old ear problems) soo this puts us off balance, he determined it was my right ear that was the problem, anyway by twisting my head round and tipping me upside down he was attempting to rid the chamber of the debris. Then he did it all over again, but I was ok then. I must say I felt better when I came out. He said it was a cure & I probably won't have to see him any more, Its a 7/10 cure but has left me an open app't for 6 months. Also I've got to do exercises at home for a few months. Twisting my head and hanging it of the end of the bed until I don't feel giddy any more. (no pain no gain)


PS he was gorgeous, I hope I do have to go back. A tall dark handsome & tanned Spaniard, my tonic for the day mmmm!



PS. You can look it up under BPPV but I think I've explained it pretty well. -- Jem.

[DEN53]

Hiya Jem - that test sounds awful - I suffer from dizzy spells now and again. Had a massive one a few months back after cutting my finger and feeling faint - the whole room started to spin and then started being sick - I was over at my parent's home - my Dad phoned for an ambulance and they carted me off to A & E.

I think there is nothing worse than feeling dizzy - I have heard of that condition before and the clearing of debris from the ear canal.

If you have to go again Jem (and I hope you don't) I could come and hold your hand, just to make sure the handsome spanish doctor is doing his manouvre correctly..........................(:0 D

[Sqad]

Jemisa...thanks for the feedback. BPPV or BPPN as it is sometimes known is probably one of the commonest causes of dizziness and is never life threatening, so well done.

Bit of advice........don't take Den with you next time, as she is "man mad" ;-)

[Sqad]

Jemisa...Google Cooksey-Cawthorne.

[Jemisa]

Den, That is very nice of you -- not.
I get a feeling its you thats trying a maneouver here (I saw him first) you'll have to go and find your own eye candy.
but I may need your help if I can't cope, I'll let you know. ♥ Jem.

Sqad -- I know what you mean, I'll keep my eye on her.

[Jemisa]

Sqad - I googled it as you sugested, v/interesting.
The consultant gave me a leaflet with more or less the same thing on it (shorter version) with diagrams too, he sugested I do them every other day for 3 months, then stop and assess the situation. mmm! we'll see.

Jem.

[pastafreak]

I've had spells of BPPV since I was in my late 20's. The first few years were awful....if I lay down,I'd feel as if the ground was being yanked out from under me.
My ex knew an audiologist and worked with her professionally. She did the manuever on me...and it did help immensely. I still get minor 'spells'-maybe once every 10 months or so....but it is usually just a sensation of being a bit off-balance.

[Jemisa]

You've been suffering since your 20s? That would worry me. Its been a couple of years for me and I'm afraid my imagination ran riot with me because I knew of someone with a brain tumour who had similar symptams, sooup the docs I was pronto and he sent me for an MRI brainscan, That found nothing (yes yes ha, ha!) untoward then I was referred to the ENT.... the rest is history.
PS. - Perhaps I'm a bit of a hypochondriac?

Jem

[rowanwitch]

We have a similar thing in our family, my consultant was quite surprised as he'd never heard of a familial link but My mum developed it in her early 50s, I did and now my sister had her first attack a few weeks ago aged 51.... vile when it happens bad attacks last for days so I always carry stemetil to try and get them under control asap. They only happen a couple of times a year and usually when I have spent too long doing something with frequent small head movements... checking invoices is one of the tasks I try to avoid for that reason

I have also found stretching exercises seem to help last attack was about 9 months ago so might be winning....

[pastafreak]

Sorry Jemisa...I should have said my first attack was in my 20's.....but there was a space of quite a few years between that and when I then developed more regular attacks. But I can say that the time during which I had bad attacks was quite short. Now I get mini attacks....I can feel slightly 'off', and may not realise it until I lie down. I think also that the body learns to compensate so that the symptoms are not so noticeable.