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: 6/26/2002 Subject: Vertigo
Question I believe I have benign vertigo but at the time I experienced it, I also had a few experiences with bad odors? accompanied by fluid in the ears. Have been checked for ear and balance problems and am okay, i.e. just benign vertigo. But, recently, I have an ammonia smell when I eat a certain chocolate cookie?At the time I had the vertigo problem, I also had some eye manifestations which my Opthalmologist said was not from my eyes because both eyes were affected.
Just don't understand the bad odor?
Answer Dear Carol:
First of all, sorry I didn't answer sooner, but I was away on a speaking touring talking about headaches.
To answer your question: your description of vertigo sounds definitely like you have bppv or benign positional paroxysmal vertigo. If the odors are exclusively related to eating chocolate then I wonder if that is an entirely separate problem and may be a manifestation of migraine.
Migraine has visual auras and strange sensations ( odors?) and may not be accompanied by headache, but is definitely precipitated by chocolate in certain individuals.
That's about the best I can do, but I am not at all sure of the cause of your symptoms.
