About B. Todd Troost, MD Expertise vertigo, benign positional vertigo, BPPV, and related ailments.
Experience
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: 2/26/2004 Subject: vertigo
Question Started about 2 weeks ago , ringing in right ear ,vertigo so bad I vomit,and I feel fatigue. I was seen here in Kauai ,Hawaii by and ear ,throat specialist and he said It's an ear virus..meds were given, Acyclovir 400mg 2by mouth 5x a day ,melizine to help control vomiting and vertigo but it doesn't and I took 40mg Predisone for 1 week. question is that no one can answer is vertigo when does it stop and what can iI so to help it ? ringing in the ear test showed I'm mostly deaf, ok but when does the ringing stop. ? If you can offer any help please do. Thank you Dawn 33years mother of three
Answer Dear Dawn:
It sounds as though you may have had a viral labyrinthitis or your first attack of Meniere's. You can read about those entities on the website: www.ivertigo.net
