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Dizziness Due To Cough. MRI Shows 2 Brain Nerves Pressing While Coughing. What To Do ?

Hi, My father is 63 years old. He is getting a cough and due to the cough he if having diziness( going unconscious for few seconds). He has visited Neurologist and was told looking at the mri that two nerves in the brain are getting pressed when he coughs and that is blocking the blood flow . So he was prescribed with Blood thinners. It was fine for few months. He got back the cough and seem to be having same symptom. On the advice of the doctor he got is heart, cholestrol checked. Everything seem to be normal. Neurologist has asked to touchbase with ENT . But ENT doctor has told that since the diziness is coming due to cough it is nothing related to ear. Is there anything you can advice.
Thu, 22 Aug 2013
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hello and welcome to HCM,

As your ENT has mentioned that the dizziness comes because of cough, it is basically a neural problem. Nevertheless, the ENT can do a full work up including audiology and CT of the temporal bone to rule out any ENT cause of the giddiness.
Once that is done then he can also advice you on the vestibular rehabilitation measures and also the proper dosage of the anti vertigo drugs as an ENT is most familiar with them.
Furthermore since the cough causes giddiness, then the ENT can investigate for the cause of cough and probably get a cure for both the cough and giddiness!!

take care and get back to me if possible

Dr Sriram Nathan
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Dizziness Due To Cough. MRI Shows 2 Brain Nerves Pressing While Coughing. What To Do ?

hello and welcome to HCM, As your ENT has mentioned that the dizziness comes because of cough, it is basically a neural problem. Nevertheless, the ENT can do a full work up including audiology and CT of the temporal bone to rule out any ENT cause of the giddiness. Once that is done then he can also advice you on the vestibular rehabilitation measures and also the proper dosage of the anti vertigo drugs as an ENT is most familiar with them. Furthermore since the cough causes giddiness, then the ENT can investigate for the cause of cough and probably get a cure for both the cough and giddiness!! take care and get back to me if possible Dr Sriram Nathan