About B. Todd Troost, MD Expertise vertigo, benign positional vertigo, BPPV, and related ailments.
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Past/Present clients More than 2000 patients with vertigo.
Chairman of Neurology Department for 18 years and examiner for American Board of Neurology for over 25 years. Extensive information is provided on my commericial free website at www.ivertigo.net
Expert: B. Todd Troost, MD Date: 5/9/2003 Subject: Vertigo attack
Question Hi,
I had my first vertigo attack a few days ago. I was lying in bed when I experienced the spinning sensation, and felt as if the ceiling was spinning uncontrollably. After that I realised that my pillow had fallen to the side, and my head was tilted flat on bed to the right, and hence triggered off the attack.
Since then, I have been feeling giddy, and any slight movement would make me more unbalanced. It has been 5 days since the attack. Is this giddiness the aftermath of the attack?
What can I do to get rid of it? I have been trying my best to rest and sleep, but it still doesn't help. I happen to be allergic to the medication for vertigo, and so, the doctors that I have seen have just asked me to learn to live with it, and to learn to relax.
Is there any way to improve this condition? At the moment, I am not able to do the exercises that you recommended to the rest, coz I feel that my ears are still very sensitive to movements.
Pls advise. Thanks a lot.
Answer Dear Joyce:
Medicine will not cure your vertigo. Exercises will. Perhaps you could take a benadry 25-50 mg about 1/2 hour prior to attempting the Brandt-Daroff exercises as described at: http://ivertigo.net/vertigo/vertherapy2.html
Perhaps you should start with just 2-5 repetions twice day and then work up to 20 twice a day.
