May 26, 2012
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Is labyrinthitis the only cause of onset nystagmas or should i be more concerned? |
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Dear Ask The Doctor: Dear Ask The Doctor: I was recently advised by my doctor after 2 visit and blood work that I have labarynthitis. My blood work was fine and all my vitals were fine as well. This has been going on for about 2 weeks now. It started off with fatigue, cold sweats, thirsty all the time, head aches, and body aches but I finally went to the doctor when I was having the feeling as if I were high or something. I told the doctor it felt like my eyes would move but it would take a few seconds for my brain to catch up. She immediately looked at my eyes and said I have nystagmus in my eyes causing the high feeling and I was prescribed phenergan for nausea. Per the doctor, I returned as a walk in patient to be seen again because the symptoms were not getting better and I was still unable to return to work. She then advised me I have labarynthitis, likely due to a virus, and prescribed meclizine, clonazepam, and to drink ginger ale. It has been a few days since I started the new medicines and I still don't feel any releif. Is it possible it may not be labarynthitis or exactly how long does it take for this yucky feeling to go away? Any advice or info would be helpfull or even some home remedys? She did tell me to lean off the side of the bed left and then right to try and rebalance something or another, but when I do this I get an instant head sch when I lean to the right and tremendous pressure in my head. I am a little concerned as my grandfather recently passed due to a brain tumor. Dear Shauna: I do understand your concern. They symptoms you are experiencing could certainly be due to labyrinthitis, however further evaluation may be required to rule out other causes which may present with similar symptoms such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular neuritis, meniere's disease, acoustic neuroma, migrainous vertigo and multiple sclerosis. I would definitely advice a MRI or CT to rule a underlying more sever pathology for your symptoms. Audiometry can also be done to confirm a diagnosis of Meniere's disease and to evaluate hearing loss in other causes of peripheral vertigo. I hope the information helps, I wish you well. |
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