Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 --- Melody, Hi, I am so sorry that you have dizziness. I have dealt with it for almost 3 years now after one of my surgeries. The doctor can do test and give you meds that will help. It is always good to get checked out when you have dizziness. Can you drive? I haven't drove for a long time now. On somedays I can for a little bit but then I start feeling woozy and have to quit. Hope you get some answers, Charla Oh and there is a good dizzy website for support. It is www.dizzylounge.com A lot of people there deal with being dizzy In cholesteatoma , Melody Reilly <melodyreilly@s...> wrote: > > I thought I was home free with no problems since my last surgery in October. Now since Saturday I have been dizzy, I looked it up on the internet and I guess it's more like vertigo because I feel like my brain is spinning inside my head. It's not too bad, but it is constant. I called my doctor and his nurse told me to come in tomorrow morning. > > Does anyone else have this feeling? it's very odd and I have not had any dizziness issues before. > > Thanks, > > Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Hi Charla, Thanks for the info. I am able to drive, I came home from work early and will drive to the dr tomorrow if it seems safe. I was talking to a friend at work who said she had vertigo for 2 years. I really really hope this is no big deal, I have had no other problems from my surgeries. We'll see what happens in the morning. Take care, Melody Charla <victoryjc3@...> wrote: --- Melody, Hi, I am so sorry that you have dizziness. I have dealt with it for almost 3 years now after one of my surgeries. The doctor can do test and give you meds that will help. It is always good to get checked out when you have dizziness. Can you drive? I haven't drove for a long time now. On somedays I can for a little bit but then I start feeling woozy and have to quit. Hope you get some answers, CharlaOh and there is a good dizzy website for support. It is www.dizzylounge.com A lot of people there deal with being dizzyIn cholesteatoma , Melody Reilly <melodyreilly@s...> wrote:> > I thought I was home free with no problems since my last surgery in October. Now since Saturday I have been dizzy, I looked it up on the internet and I guess it's more like vertigo because I feel like my brain is spinning inside my head. It's not too bad, but it is constant. I called my doctor and his nurse told me to come in tomorrow morning. > > Does anyone else have this feeling? it's very odd and I have not had any dizziness issues before. > > Thanks, > > Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Melody - There's nothing worse to me than feeling dizzy. I had my surgery one year ago January and did not have any dizziness until this past January. Very weird, and I cannot stand the feeling -it makes me very anxious. Please update us on what your doctor has to say....Melody Reilly <melodyreilly@...> wrote: I thought I was home free with no problems since my last surgery in October. Now since Saturday I have been dizzy, I looked it up on the internet and I guess it's more like vertigo because I feel like my brain is spinning inside my head. It's not too bad, but it is constant. I called my doctor and his nurse told me to come in tomorrow morning. Does anyone else have this feeling? it's very odd and I have not had any dizziness issues before. Thanks, Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Sorry I didn't post after my appt. on Tuesday... but I am just fed up. My surgeon just returned from overseas and is busy busy so I had to see another doctor, who I like, but who doesn't know me very well - or know that sometimes I want him to feel sorry for me I see my regular doctor again in 3 weeks. Anyway, I took a hearing test and my hearing is the same as it was in October, which is good because it's not worse. I do not have any signs of infection which is good. The dizziness or vertigo I am having is normal because I had a cold a few weeks ago. It may last for 2 more weeks or 6 more months. I am mad because they always say my ears look great, or now, dizziness is normal, or my prosthetics are great, tubes are right where they should be... but I am sick of feeling like crap. I know I have great doctors, best in the world maybe, but I guess this is as good as it gets. I know one of my eustatchian tubes does not work at all and that ear feels kind of dead, even thhough I can hear out of it. Apparently that may last forever. My ears make funky noises, the pain from the incision sites is still there on both sides. Numbness continues... and my doctors think it's all great. Sorry for being down and venting, but even when things are "great" sometimes they still kind of suck. Take care, Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Melody: I have had 4 surgeries on my right ear for Ctoma, strting in 1989. I am a fulltime RVer in Phoenix , Arizona at present. I woke up this morning with very significant vertigo. We have had a lot of rain and the desert is blooming. This meand lots of pollen and my allergies kick up. I am waiting on a Honeywell 17400 hepa filter, but until it gets here I suffer. I went through a number of years being really angry about the pain and the stupid doctors! Now, I live with it, forget about the pain and discomfort when it is not there. I need to schedual a cleaning appointment. Sometimes the doctor I go to for cleaning (it only takes him 5 minutes to do it) charges me for MINOR SURGERY $350.00!! But Medicare pays for it, so I don't mind. It really is a double wammy: having allergies and a ctoma. Hope you feel better. Re: Vertigo? Sorry I didn't post after my appt. on Tuesday... but I am just fed up. My surgeon just returned from overseas and is busy busy so I had to see another doctor, who I like, but who doesn't know me very well - or know that sometimes I want him to feel sorry for me I see my regular doctor again in 3 weeks. Anyway, I took a hearing test and my hearing is the same as it was in October, which is good because it's not worse. I do not have any signs of infection which is good. The dizziness or vertigo I am having is normal because I had a cold a few weeks ago. It may last for 2 more weeks or 6 more months. I am mad because they always say my ears look great, or now, dizziness is normal, or my prosthetics are great, tubes are right where they should be... but I am sick of feeling like crap. I know I have great doctors, best in the world maybe, but I guess this is as good as it gets. I know one of my eustatchian tubes does not work at all and that ear feels kind of dead, even thhough I can hear out of it. Apparently that may last forever. My ears make funky noises, the pain from the incision sites is still there on both sides. Numbness continues... and my doctors think it's all great. Sorry for being down and venting, but even when things are " great " sometimes they still kind of suck. Take care, Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Gee Melody, I am sorry that you've got the Ctoma Blues. Unfortunately, they can be very real. Not feeling well for any extended period of time can really get you down. Hopefully, you'll begin to feel better soon. Hang in there! Bettie > > Sorry I didn't post after my appt. on Tuesday... but I am just fed up. My surgeon just returned from overseas and is busy busy so I had to see another doctor, who I like, but who doesn't know me very well - or know that sometimes I want him to feel sorry for me I see my regular doctor again in 3 weeks. > > Anyway, I took a hearing test and my hearing is the same as it was in October, which is good because it's not worse. I do not have any signs of infection which is good. The dizziness or vertigo I am having is normal because I had a cold a few weeks ago. It may last for 2 more weeks or 6 more months. > > I am mad because they always say my ears look great, or now, dizziness is normal, or my prosthetics are great, tubes are right where they should be... but I am sick of feeling like crap. I know I have great doctors, best in the world maybe, but I guess this is as good as it gets. I know one of my eustatchian tubes does not work at all and that ear feels kind of dead, even thhough I can hear out of it. Apparently that may last forever. My ears make funky noises, the pain from the incision sites is still there on both sides. Numbness continues... and my doctors think it's all great. Sorry for being down and venting, but even when things are " great " sometimes they still kind of suck. > > Take care, > > Melody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Hi >> It really is a double wammy: having allergies and a ctoma << Me too, . I survive on Mizollen tablets daily, a nasal spray too (but when overused can cause nosebleeds!) and occasionally I have to use Sudafed, too, to rid myself of the decongestion. With certainly the Mizollen, my ear gets bunged up, I have balance/vertigo problems and I get very grumpy!! (LOL!) Life's sure a challenge! Kazzy xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 In a message dated 14/03/2005 09:26:05 GMT Standard Time, 39@... writes: With certainly the Mizollen, my ear gets bunged up, I have balance/vertigo problems and I get very grumpy!! (LOL!) OOops, that was supposed to read: "WITHOUT the Mizollen, my ears get bunged up, I have balance/vertigo problems and I get very grumpy!" Apologies - am at work and wanted it posted pronto! LOL Kazzy xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I am really stopped-up right now. I only use the Afrin nasal spray at night. Sometimes it gets me through the night, last night it did not. I really should get out of this area now, and take my RV up a little into the mountains where the climate is different and less is blooming. Still with the hepa filter, hope it comes soon, I should be OK inside. Bye, > > Hi > > >> It really is a double wammy: having allergies and a ctoma << > > > > Me too, . I survive on Mizollen tablets daily, a nasal spray too (but > when overused can cause nosebleeds!) and occasionally I have to use Sudafed, > too, to rid myself of the decongestion. With certainly the Mizollen, my ear > gets bunged up, I have balance/vertigo problems and I get very grumpy!! (LOL!) > > Life's sure a challenge! > > Kazzy > xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Opal: this will likely sound weird but something came up recently with my internist relating to my ear and she said the outer ear is actually cartilage and that there might be a connection between the arthritis in my neck (which causes lots of headaches but is from osteo, not psoriatic arthritis) and this weird thing that was happening with my ear. Normally, true vertigo (not just dizziness) is caused by fluid or something in your inner ear. I've had it twice and literally had to lay flat and not move a muscle or the room would spin and I would get nauseous. One of the more horrible experiences I've ever had. for those of you who haven't experienced it. Joanna Hoelscher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hi Opal, I have had some problems with dizziness. Some times I don't eat enough to help me cope with all the meds I take. And recently I actually fell and when I checked with my doctor he found that I am low in iron. Don't rule out a lack of a vitamin -- (blood test), or allergic reaction to meds or food. The more testing you can do at home the faster you will find the answer. Maybe keep a chart for a month to see what meds you take and what foods you are eating when this happens. Sometimes the answer is just too easy. Good luck. SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I just experienced this, when I lifted my head to turn it in a different position, felt like I was in a kaleidoscope. I had a hard lump on my neck and massaged it hard, now I just have a bit of dizziness. I have psoriatic arthritis and spondylitis. " grammyammy2 " <grammyammy2@...> <<this will likely sound weird but something came up recently with my internist relating to my ear . . . I've had it twice and literally had to lay flat and not move a muscle or the room would spin and I would get nauseous.>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 I'm also 50 yr old achon, have normal amt of stenosis that has not required surgery (occasional back problems have gone away with exercise so far). I had a bout of vertigo 9 years ago that lasted several weeks. I could still function. My internist thought I should stop driving, but when I saw my ENT he said driving was fine (I was not symptomatic when sitting, it was lying down, etc.) My 19 yr old son, also achon, but who has had cervical and lumbar decompression/fusions, had a couple dizzy spells this week - was upright when it occurred though - so not sure if that was it. He had ear tubes removed several weeks ago though. Will also see neurologist just in case (he had one seizure three years ago, so we're extra cautious about such stuff.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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