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What Causes Dizziness When I Turn My Head?
Question: Hi I feel awful. The day before yesterday I fell asleep sitting propped up, and was awaken abruptly by losing my balance -just remember my head jerking, like when people nod off then catch themselves from falling. Next morning (yesterday) when I woke up, I was DIZZY, VERTIGO like never before, head spinning with eyes open or closed. Eventually through up, did they BBPV exercise turning head left, then right/then down, etc. Felt a little better. Went to sleep, woke up BOOM, happened again but seemed to be when turning to other side. So I struggled but managed to do technique on other side, threw up again. Felt better, went to sleep. This morning, still feel whoozy, not as bad, but head feels stuffed up and I just feel urghhh... Wondering if this is just vertigo, or sounds like something else I should get checked out. Ohh sweating during these attacks and had realized I had been sweating while sleeping earlier this week, so I wonder is this flu, or something else and vertigo is the symptom. Kinda got a mild headache too. Don't know if its related. Took my temperature it was like 96.4 (I think that's normal)
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Most probably its benign positional vertigo or benign peroxysmal positional vertigo it occurs due to problems in inner ear, which consist of tubes filled with fluid which gives body sens of position and equilibrium. Sometimes a broken bon like calcium floating in this fluid can give this type of sensation . Family history, prior head injury and inner ear infection, labrynthitis is important can increase the possibility of developing it.
Symtoms include feeling of spining or moving , nausea vomiting balance problems etc it can occur even due to rolling over in bed or tilting your head up. To diagnose it a physical test called hall- pike manover can be done by doctor if this doesnt show clear results then other tests can be done like CT head, MRI brain , MRA, EEG , ENG, hearing tests, caloric stimulantion etc.
It will exclude other sinister causes. Treatment include epleys manouver which are taught to patients medication include antihistamines, anticholinergica and sedative and hypnotics . You can avoid this by avoiding positions that mostly results in vertigo. This is usually bening condition but can affect your quality of life as it can occur suddenly at any time. You should me more concerned when treatment for vertigo doesnt help and there weakness or slurred speech
Hope it helps
Thanks
Explained
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome
Your concern is appreciated
Most probably its benign positional vertigo or benign peroxysmal positional vertigo it occurs due to problems in inner ear, which consist of tubes filled with fluid which gives body sens of position and equilibrium. Sometimes a broken bon like calcium floating in this fluid can give this type of sensation . Family history, prior head injury and inner ear infection, labrynthitis is important can increase the possibility of developing it.
Symtoms include feeling of spining or moving , nausea vomiting balance problems etc it can occur even due to rolling over in bed or tilting your head up. To diagnose it a physical test called hall- pike manover can be done by doctor if this doesnt show clear results then other tests can be done like CT head, MRI brain , MRA, EEG , ENG, hearing tests, caloric stimulantion etc.
It will exclude other sinister causes. Treatment include epleys manouver which are taught to patients medication include antihistamines, anticholinergica and sedative and hypnotics . You can avoid this by avoiding positions that mostly results in vertigo. This is usually bening condition but can affect your quality of life as it can occur suddenly at any time. You should me more concerned when treatment for vertigo doesnt help and there weakness or slurred speech
Hope it helps
Thanks
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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