whathaveigot?
08-09-2006, 10:00 AM
Ok, Ive posted my story a few times on here and I have a feling i may have some inner ear disorder but due to the massive waiting lists on the NHS I dont know for sure.
I experienced a brief dizzy spell about 6 months and put it down to stress. After it I felt good and carried on working etc no problems. Then 3 months ago out of the blue WHAM dizzy again - exactly the same as the first time. However this time it left me really shaken and scared. These dizzy spells only laste like 5 to 10 seconds maximum.
So I settled back down and immediatly the world loked a completely different place. I couldnt really focus my eyes and the sunlight was an annoyance. I felt as if inside of me was moving. Then the anxiety kicked in BIG TIME!!!
For two weeks after that i tried to continue as normal but still knew something was amiss with my sense of balance. It wasnt a major sense of imbalance or dizzyness just a notion that things werent quite right.
Anxiety took over from there. What's wrong with me? Am I dying? Cancer? Stroke? Heart attack? What is it? I never had any idea an inner ear disorder could exist.
As i type just now I feel weird, my body just feels so damn weird i dont even think I am with it. The worst and scriest feeling of it all is this sense of not being with it. I feel like Im going crazy. Mild headaches, especially behind my right ear. I honestly feel as if i am going senile.
The inner ear thing never struck me until a few weeks ago. It makes sense. All my life I have had problems with my ears. Had gromits put in as a kid, numerous infections and opertions, had to wear ear plugs when swimming - the lot.
So about 2 weeks before the scond attack of vertigo I noticed my right ear was weird. It was making a cracking sound when i breathed in through my nose and popped when I breathed out. It wasnt doing me any harm at all so i ignored it. Could it have been an infection of some sort that lead to an inner ear problem? I dont know!
So the anxiety has finally wore off as i realise (hope to God) I am not dying although it feels as if someone has cruelly taken my life away with one foul blow of dizzyness. I rarely do anything anymore and when i do go to the shops I feel weird and start panicking and want to come straight home.
I am a male of 23 years old for goodness sake! Ive never ever been an anxious person and have always been outgoing and confident. I feel now I have nothing. No job also.
My everyday symptoms nowadays are as follows; derealization (the hardest part of this and has been there since day one); weird pressure changes in my ears especially if I lean to one side and feels like I am about to get really dizzy; weird sense of imbalance although i can walk fine and balance on one leg etc; minor depression; anger and frustration and my eyes feel weird(quite heavy and just not acting as they should!)
If this is an inner ear disorder, which one does it sound like? Is there anything i can take for the feelings of not being in touch with the world? What questions should I ask the ENT at the hospital?
I am in desperate need of help. I cant think of anything else that can be wrong with me to make me feel this way. I feel awful but look in the mirror and look 100% fine! Episodes of dizzyness then anxiety and panic must point to this? Or is there any other things it may be? (brain tumour etc???)
I realise Im asking alot of questions as usual but I need help and advice on what to do. if people could post their story aswell to see if i can relate to them in anyway?
Thanks in advance for any help and bless you:cool:
I experienced a brief dizzy spell about 6 months and put it down to stress. After it I felt good and carried on working etc no problems. Then 3 months ago out of the blue WHAM dizzy again - exactly the same as the first time. However this time it left me really shaken and scared. These dizzy spells only laste like 5 to 10 seconds maximum.
So I settled back down and immediatly the world loked a completely different place. I couldnt really focus my eyes and the sunlight was an annoyance. I felt as if inside of me was moving. Then the anxiety kicked in BIG TIME!!!
For two weeks after that i tried to continue as normal but still knew something was amiss with my sense of balance. It wasnt a major sense of imbalance or dizzyness just a notion that things werent quite right.
Anxiety took over from there. What's wrong with me? Am I dying? Cancer? Stroke? Heart attack? What is it? I never had any idea an inner ear disorder could exist.
As i type just now I feel weird, my body just feels so damn weird i dont even think I am with it. The worst and scriest feeling of it all is this sense of not being with it. I feel like Im going crazy. Mild headaches, especially behind my right ear. I honestly feel as if i am going senile.
The inner ear thing never struck me until a few weeks ago. It makes sense. All my life I have had problems with my ears. Had gromits put in as a kid, numerous infections and opertions, had to wear ear plugs when swimming - the lot.
So about 2 weeks before the scond attack of vertigo I noticed my right ear was weird. It was making a cracking sound when i breathed in through my nose and popped when I breathed out. It wasnt doing me any harm at all so i ignored it. Could it have been an infection of some sort that lead to an inner ear problem? I dont know!
So the anxiety has finally wore off as i realise (hope to God) I am not dying although it feels as if someone has cruelly taken my life away with one foul blow of dizzyness. I rarely do anything anymore and when i do go to the shops I feel weird and start panicking and want to come straight home.
I am a male of 23 years old for goodness sake! Ive never ever been an anxious person and have always been outgoing and confident. I feel now I have nothing. No job also.
My everyday symptoms nowadays are as follows; derealization (the hardest part of this and has been there since day one); weird pressure changes in my ears especially if I lean to one side and feels like I am about to get really dizzy; weird sense of imbalance although i can walk fine and balance on one leg etc; minor depression; anger and frustration and my eyes feel weird(quite heavy and just not acting as they should!)
If this is an inner ear disorder, which one does it sound like? Is there anything i can take for the feelings of not being in touch with the world? What questions should I ask the ENT at the hospital?
I am in desperate need of help. I cant think of anything else that can be wrong with me to make me feel this way. I feel awful but look in the mirror and look 100% fine! Episodes of dizzyness then anxiety and panic must point to this? Or is there any other things it may be? (brain tumour etc???)
I realise Im asking alot of questions as usual but I need help and advice on what to do. if people could post their story aswell to see if i can relate to them in anyway?
Thanks in advance for any help and bless you:cool: