Newly Diagnosed with BPPV...err maybe

1. megandjacksnan 29 July 2010 at 17:20PM
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   I have had vertigo for years, from being unable to sit up in bed to the room spinning whenever I look up or down. I had a bad attack in May and then another in June, so my GP refered me to ENT, from whence I have returned.

   Mr consultant is unsure what is causing my dizzynes but he thinks it might be BPPV. I have constant tinnitus, day and night, and although it doesn't disturb me when I am asleep, it is my constant companion when I am awake. I also have hearing loss with the lower noises in both ears.

   :cry: :cry: :cry:

   I have come home with instructions for the Brant-Darroff exercise which I shall have a go at to see if it helps me at all. This condition interferes with my everyday life and work so I am willing to have a go at anything.

   :? :? :?

   I would be happy to hear of anyone with a similar experience.

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2. Mike Logan 28 July 2011 at 12:37PM

   Tinnitus and BPPV are not necessarily related, but can (I was told) co-exist and be wrongly associated with one another. I'm not a Doctor, so don't quote me. :? I have constant BPPV attacks which are supressed with medication.

   However, working in a Call Centre (as I do :evil: ) where you are attached to headphones and never-ending screeching people all day long, is not the best environment for someone with either condition.

   Thankfully I do not experience long-lasting Tinnitus as a rule, but I never leave the Office without a headache - often migrainous - and associated bouts of small-to-severe occurences of Scintillating Scotoma as a result of staring at a VDU all day long.

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