I saw an ENT today to rule out any ENT-related issues that might be causing my dizzy/vertigo/balance problems. He said there's no ENT reason for my problems. As expected.
At any rate, he also explained that "vertigo" is a spinning sensation accompanied by nausea and sometimes vomiting.
My neuro put vertigo on my referral form when he sent me to the ENT, but I have not had "spinning" or nausea.
What I do have is a sense of being off-balance when I walk or stand still. If you've ever been in an earthquake, it is a similar feeling. In addition to that, but a little different feeling, is when I am lying down, I'll have a sense that I'm moving. If I turn my head or eyes, I will feel a "whoosh" sense, like my senses take a minute to catch up with my focus. The ENT said those sensations are brain-centered, not ear-centered and not "vertigo."
So, do any of you have what he described as true "vertigo" with the spinning that doesn't stop and nausea? Or, is your dizziness more like my "earthquake," off-balance sensations?
At any rate, he also explained that "vertigo" is a spinning sensation accompanied by nausea and sometimes vomiting.
My neuro put vertigo on my referral form when he sent me to the ENT, but I have not had "spinning" or nausea.
What I do have is a sense of being off-balance when I walk or stand still. If you've ever been in an earthquake, it is a similar feeling. In addition to that, but a little different feeling, is when I am lying down, I'll have a sense that I'm moving. If I turn my head or eyes, I will feel a "whoosh" sense, like my senses take a minute to catch up with my focus. The ENT said those sensations are brain-centered, not ear-centered and not "vertigo."
So, do any of you have what he described as true "vertigo" with the spinning that doesn't stop and nausea? Or, is your dizziness more like my "earthquake," off-balance sensations?
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