Dizziness

[lfu2]

Is there any cure for dizziness. This is extreme dizziness. I have had it for about 4 months now. None of the doctors or consultants know the reason for it. I have had all the scans, also ear investigations, and medications, but the only answer I get is 'I don't know'. I am 74 years old, male and fit. Or at least I was until this. My daughter takes me out in the car and a wheelchair. Even that gives no release. The constant buffeting in the car (which you generally don't feel,) is terrible..... the same in the wheelchair.

It began (I think) with a cyst on my lumbar region. I was told that would heal on its own, which it did, but I began to feel more and more dizzy.It has reached the point where if I stand up, I fall over. I have had 3 bad falls now. I have to use a zimmer frame for moving about and I am confined to the home now. I have even fallen with the zimmer.There is no release from it, morning to night. It doesn't matter if I am sitting or laid down..... dizzinesss all the time. I can't drive now, it would be foolish to even try.

Has any of you suffered with it.... any advice?

I am at my wits end now with it. No one knows what to do.

Any suggestions?????

LFU2 GPA for 10 years.

[JulezH]

Hiya, this sounds awful. I get dizziness from time to time and manage to sort mine out by doing the Brandt-Daroff exercise. Worth a Google if you haven't already heard of it. Good luck.

[lfu2 in reply to JulezH]

I am aware of the Brandt-Daroff exercise, also the Epley maneuvre. However neither of them gives me any relief. Thanks for the reply.

LFU2

[GranAmie]

my daughter is a chiropractor and sometimes uses a manipulation called 'Brand ... something] for this. sorry limited wifi atm in spain. wishing you relief

[lfu2 in reply to GranAmie]

Thank you

[Stayloose]

Oh how wretched for you! The trouble with dizziness is that there are different symptoms; unsteadiness, light headedness or vertigo and loads of different causes. Have you been to a balance clinic?

[lfu2 in reply to Stayloose]

I am awaiting an appointment. Thank you.

[AgedCrone]

Has any one mentioned Labrynthitis?

I’m not offering a diagnosis, but I get bouts of it & your symptoms sound similar ...maybe it’s too simple for consultants to think of?

The first time I had it my GP diagnosed Meniéres disease...but when I saw my ENT consultant she immediately said Labrynthitis. It’s a viral ear infection that comes back to visit every few years....vey unpleasant......but controllable.

Maybe ask your GP for a referral to a vestibular disturbance physiotherapist .....it might might help?

Hope you get it sorted....any form of dizziness or vertigo is really horrid.

[lfu2 in reply to AgedCrone]

Thank you. I have been checked out by ENT and I am waiting for an appointment with audiology. Thank you.

LFU2