anxiety. dizziness? read please. - Inner Ear Disorders Message Board

dodedoo · 08-17-2006, 10:29 PM

I have a hard time placing the blame for the constant dizziness I've had for the past three months on anxiety alone.

Does anyone think its possible for anxiety to provoke an inner ear disorder?

Responses are much appreciated.

suzyisdizzy · 08-17-2006, 11:30 PM

No. I think dizziness CAUSES anxiety. I am sure there are certain kinds of dizziness that could be caused by anxiety, but I am sure that those would be short lived and not constant 24/7 dizziness that most of us experience.

koney321 · 08-18-2006, 10:48 AM

I suffered a severe case of vertigo - May of 2005. I have since then had surgery for dehiscence of the superior canal. But before I had the surgery, I was experiencing anxiety. I didn't know what it was and am typically a person who is pretty self assured. This was very new. If I had the least amount of imbalance, it would trigger the anxiety. After the surgery, I had even more. I have been dealing with both imbalance and anxiety issues. I had asked my physician about anxiety, but she only told me that it is usually caused from an episode in your life. I am still recovering and working through the anxiety. I never had anxiety until I had the vertigo attack. It seems like they go hand in hand. Not that this is any reassurance, but I am glad to know someone else has experienced something similar as myself.

Subs30 · 08-18-2006, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dodedoo

I have a hard time placing the blame for the constant dizziness I've had for the past three months on anxiety alone.

Does anyone think its possible for anxiety to provoke an inner ear disorder?

Responses are much appreciated.

No----current research would not support anxiety provoking an "inner ear" disorder/injury

however there are---Psychological Syndromes that/can cause dizziness (PSYCHOGENIC VERTIGO)

If u go to this web page---from the first post on the board---"Sticky" Northwestern Univ(Prof/Dr Hain's web site)---it covers the subject

---the web page was last updated in Jul 10 2005---with/from the latest research/studies

[url]http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/psych/psych.htm[/url]

karuna28 · 08-19-2006, 05:04 PM

I agree that dizziness/vertigo causes simultaneous anxiety/panic. The parts of the brain that receive dizzy messages is closely connected (or the same? i forget) as the part that controls anxiety symptoms, so they truly do go hand in hand. This is why so many of the anti-vertigo drugs are also anti-anxiety drugs. One triggers the other, and vice versa.

I have been reading lately about a kind of vertigo/dizziness that is caused by the autonomic nervous system either hyper or hypo-functioning. I don't have too much to add in the way of specifics, but this seems really interesting... It seems like some kind of vicious cycle of panic-response, dizziness, fatigue, etc.