maize Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 This started yesterday and is worse today. I have a slight headache and slight feeling of nausea, but mostly--I feel dizzy! Any idea what could be causing this? No ear pain/feeling of fluid in the ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 You mentioned you were wanting to lose some weight. Have you cut back on your food? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Could be something going on in your ears, like a small loose crystal. BPPV? http://www.michiganear.com/bppv-fact-sheet.html For me it was low B12. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Just now, Scarlett said: You mentioned you were wanting to lose some weight. Have you cut back on your food? Nope, low blood sugar makes me shaky not dizzy. I'm eating plenty and this is an all day thing. I'm a little off kilter when walking around and if I lie down it feels like everything is spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Benign paroxysmal (sp?-I’m on my phone) vertigo is fairly common and occurs out of the blue. You can take Dramamine or Bonine to help. There’s also a physical maneuver you can do. There are videos of it on YouTube. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, BeachGal said: Could be something going on in your ears, like a small loose crystal. BPPV? http://www.michiganear.com/bppv-fact-sheet.html For me it was low B12. I do tend towards low b-12 so I will try taking some. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 12 minutes ago, maize said: Nope, low blood sugar makes me shaky not dizzy. I'm eating plenty and this is an all day thing. I'm a little off kilter when walking around and if I lie down it feels like everything is spinning. I get that from time to time. I think it’s that ear crystal thing. For me, it eventually goes away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebra Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Years ago, I got dizzier and dizzier over the course of a few days until the world was spinning out of control, and I was puking my guts out. I am not a "puker" and I am not prone to dizziness. I was staggering around and puking in a trash can, because I literally could not make it to the bathroom. Two people had to drag me out of work, and then drive me home. Everyone thought I was drunk or dying. It was insane. I was terrified. I went to the dr the next day and he pulled out the most disgusting huge ball of ear wax. It's not like I never went to the Dr, and it had been growing in there for decades or something. I was absolutely fine afterwards. I could not believe it was such a stupid simple little thing! My point being, just because you don't feel fluid-y or ear pain it still could be ear wax. If you keep getting dizzier and get so nauseated you start puking, I would go to the Dr and ask him to check your ears. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toocrazy!! Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I had the ear wax thing too. It was so weird. I felt dizzy and then one day I fell down getting up from a restaurant table! It was a long time ago, so I don't remember if I was naseous or had a headache, but I was so dizzy I fell down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I get vertigo when I’m dehydrated or really tired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeppermintPattie Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 A year ago I had some dizziness that the dr diagnosed as a virus that was affecting my inner ear. I didn't have an ear infection or any pain, just a fever, tiredness, and occasional bouts of feeling dizzy. I hope yours goes away soon! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I'd guess low blood sugar, pregnancy/hormones, or dehydratin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 33 minutes ago, PeppermintPattie said: A year ago I had some dizziness that the dr diagnosed as a virus that was affecting my inner ear. I didn't have an ear infection or any pain, just a fever, tiredness, and occasional bouts of feeling dizzy. I hope yours goes away soon! I had this about a month ago. My guess is a virus based on your other symptoms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 an inner (NOT middle) ear infection can cause that. I had a bad one, no temp. hit very suddenly. I ended up in the ER, pumped full of drugs, and sent home with a couple rx. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeppermintPattie Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, freesia said: I had this about a month ago. My guess is a virus based on your other symptoms. Are you completely over it now? Mine took a while to end... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutamattatt Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I had this about a week and a half ago and it was AWFUL. It wasn't "faint" dizzy, but vertigo dizzy. Usually I drink a lot of water when I feel a little off, but that didn't help and the vertigo was INSANE. Could barely walk straight. Went to Urgent Care (thinking ear infection), and they sent me straight to the ER because they said sudden onset dizziness can be a sign of stroke. I didn't have any other symptoms, but off to the ER we went. Turns out it was the BPPV, and the ER dr showed me how to do these exercises. After doing them a few times the vertigo was gone. But just an FYI - the exercises will make you more dizzy at first. Unpleasant, but effective for me! Hope you feel better soon! It was such a terrible feeling to have the room spinning... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 So do you all think I would be best off going to a doctor...or waiting to see if things improve in the next few days? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmith Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Sit in a chair and slowly move your head into various positions, looking left, right, up, down, up left, up right, etc. Next try it laying down. If you find one or more positions that make the room spin it is most likely BPPV. It is very easily fixed - look on youtube for the Epley maneuver, but even better would be to find a ENT specialist or a physical therapist to do it. I had a much better response when someone else did it than when I did it myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, rutamattatt said: I had this about a week and a half ago and it was AWFUL. It wasn't "faint" dizzy, but vertigo dizzy. Usually I drink a lot of water when I feel a little off, but that didn't help and the vertigo was INSANE. Could barely walk straight. Went to Urgent Care (thinking ear infection), and they sent me straight to the ER because they said sudden onset dizziness can be a sign of stroke. I didn't have any other symptoms, but off to the ER we went. Turns out it was the BPPV, and the ER dr showed me how to do these exercises. After doing them a few times the vertigo was gone. But just an FYI - the exercises will make you more dizzy at first. Unpleasant, but effective for me! Hope you feel better soon! It was such a terrible feeling to have the room spinning... I'll try this, seems it can't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, maize said: So do you all think I would be best off going to a doctor...or waiting to see if things improve in the next few days? I say go see a doctor, Maize. You have lots of babies counting on you... and best to be on the safe side rather than worrying what it could be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutamattatt Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 If you don't see any improvement soon, I second going to see a dr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 hour ago, maize said: So do you all think I would be best off going to a doctor...or waiting to see if things improve in the next few days? I've never seen a doctor for mine or even mentioned it (it only happens once every few years). BUT . . it is/was a very common thing among the women in my family. My grandmother had it, my mother had it. Shoot, even my MIL has it occasionally. So I've always felt comfortable waiting it out and self treating with Dramamine or Bonine, and I've never had it last longer than a couple of days, which fits the family pattern. But of course it's never a bad idea to go get stuff like that checked out. It's the safe thing to do. And if you're BF (am I remembering that right?) I'm guessing you don't want to take any meds. Which is all the more reason to go see a doc. Maybe the maneuver will help, and it's probably best to do that with guidance the first time? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Sounds like vertigo, and the benign positional one is most likely. For my dh who had recurring episodes that laid him flat for 3 days each, he did see an ENT and then a specialist and his turned out to be not BPPV but a form of Menier's (sp?). He was not accurately diagnosed until the specialist saw him in the midst of an attack and he could rule out BPPV. I now always think inner ear stuff for vertigo issues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachGal Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 hours ago, maize said: So do you all think I would be best off going to a doctor...or waiting to see if things improve in the next few days? You could see a doctor just to rule out something like a stroke which I doubt it is but just to be on the safe side... In the meantime, use your whole hand and go barefoot so that the more nerves can then send more signals to your brain and help you stay balanced. Move slowly and carefully and don't crane your neck too much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 9 hours ago, PeppermintPattie said: Are you completely over it now? Mine took a while to end... Funny you ask that. I was just dizzy again today--but it had gone away for a couple of weeks. I'd say it lasted two weeks,too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 My dd gets those symptoms from migraines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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