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Are Occasional Vertigo, Dizziness And Nausea Symptoms Of BPPV?
Question: Hi Doctor,
For the last 2 wks I been experiencing occasional vertigo, dizziness, and some nausea at work . During the week at work it has mostly got worse after lunch during the day when I'm working with patients and walking around a lot , I would say it is Min to Moderate vertigo. I have experienced some spinning sensations where I had to hold on to the railing but this only happened once. Im not sure if its getting better I suspect this may be BPPV because I remember having this last year with nearly the same symptoms. I have not been to thirsty drinking about the same fluid maybe little more then usual. Im active working out 3x a wk I was at the gym but I think its made worse with exercise. Laying down in bed I feel fine its only when I get up and start turning my head or looking down. Do you think this is BPPV? Please ask me any fallow up question if you need clarification.
Would drinking coffee or smoking make the symptoms worse? Thanks
Thank you
For the last 2 wks I been experiencing occasional vertigo, dizziness, and some nausea at work . During the week at work it has mostly got worse after lunch during the day when I'm working with patients and walking around a lot , I would say it is Min to Moderate vertigo. I have experienced some spinning sensations where I had to hold on to the railing but this only happened once. Im not sure if its getting better I suspect this may be BPPV because I remember having this last year with nearly the same symptoms. I have not been to thirsty drinking about the same fluid maybe little more then usual. Im active working out 3x a wk I was at the gym but I think its made worse with exercise. Laying down in bed I feel fine its only when I get up and start turning my head or looking down. Do you think this is BPPV? Please ask me any fallow up question if you need clarification.
Would drinking coffee or smoking make the symptoms worse? Thanks
Thank you
Brief Answer:
Most likely BPPV but can't say with absolute certainty
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Without the advantage of being able to examine you, I can't say for sure whether it is BPPV. But given that you had similar symptoms a year ago and they went away, and given that your symptoms change with position of your head, and given that BPPV is the most common form of vertigo, I can say BPPV is very likely here.
I see you wrote that you have exercises for BPPV. I am wondering if you have tried this one. It has helped a number of my patients:
https://www.yyyyyyyyy.com/watch?v=1yyyyyyyyy
Most likely BPPV but can't say with absolute certainty
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Without the advantage of being able to examine you, I can't say for sure whether it is BPPV. But given that you had similar symptoms a year ago and they went away, and given that your symptoms change with position of your head, and given that BPPV is the most common form of vertigo, I can say BPPV is very likely here.
I see you wrote that you have exercises for BPPV. I am wondering if you have tried this one. It has helped a number of my patients:
https://www.yyyyyyyyy.com/watch?v=1yyyyyyyyy
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have tried the exercises but not sure im doing them for the correct ear. How can i find what ear is affected side? Yeah the exercises dont seem to work but then again not sure if im doing the proper ear.
Brief Answer:
Information
Detailed Answer:
If it happens more when you turn your head to the right, then assume the problem is in your right ear. And the same thing for the left.
This can be hard to sort out. I had BPPV a year ago and couldn't figure out which ear was affected. I ended up doing the exercises in the vide on both sides - not at the same time but about 15 minutes apart.
Eventually it goes away, but what a nuisance. There is medication such as Antivert, but really it only treats some of the symptoms, such as decreasing the nausea. So I generally don't recommend it unless a person is having a lot of nausea and vomiting.
Information
Detailed Answer:
If it happens more when you turn your head to the right, then assume the problem is in your right ear. And the same thing for the left.
This can be hard to sort out. I had BPPV a year ago and couldn't figure out which ear was affected. I ended up doing the exercises in the vide on both sides - not at the same time but about 15 minutes apart.
Eventually it goes away, but what a nuisance. There is medication such as Antivert, but really it only treats some of the symptoms, such as decreasing the nausea. So I generally don't recommend it unless a person is having a lot of nausea and vomiting.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Okay so i just did the exercise in the video it is diffrent from the eplys manuever but i turned my head to the left and that where i got dizzy to the right it was normal. I will wait 15 min as suggested and do it once more but it seemed to have worked cause the 2nd x i did it the dizziness wasent as bad. Thank you for the vid highly appreciate it .
Brief Answer:
Good news
Detailed Answer:
Yay! I hope you are feeling much better soon!
Good news
Detailed Answer:
Yay! I hope you are feeling much better soon!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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