I've been sleeping like 4 hours every night since June thanks to all tbe high stress i have going on. I've had brutal vertigo episodes thanks to this but the fear of vertigo is what keeps me awake. I hate it
I've been dealing with chronic inner ear issues for 7+ years now. I have violent vertigo episodes every 2 months. No one can give me a clear diagnosis, i turned to energy work, i have sorted out past issues that i feel where the trigger to this whole set of illnesses, have seen no improvement. Tried going to a doctor to do "scalar therapy" which is a set of frequencies specifically targeted for each disease. No improvement. Have tried meditation, SATS, visualization, etc. I don't even remember most of the techniques i've tried so far.
I've done everything under the sun to understand this whatever i have and why it remains. I'm at a loss, hopeless and exhausted.
Long text ahead, i just need some clarity. Excuse grammar errors, i'm sleep-deprived.
(Reposted from the dizziness sub)
I'm a 18f, and i've been dealing with this since i was 11. Long story short, i got diagnosed with ETD (Eustachian Tube dysfunction) i was told that because of puberty, my tubes were sort of changing and getting longer, so it was normal they were blocked. I took the meds and it was fine for awhile, i did get vertigo attacks but they were like two every year with no residual dizzines. In 2025 however, i got an ear infection in April that triggered my vertigo even when i was asleep (laying down) i went with a doctor that lives around my house, she gave me meds and eardrops and said there was nothing out of the ordinary, just some slight inflammation.
A few days before finishing the treatment, i noticed my ears (specially my right ear which is always sort of ringing dully) were feeling like at the start again; itchy, aching, swollen. Here, my most awful vertigo episode began. For 7 days straight, i was bedridden and suffered like two full-on vertigo attacks each day, it got to the point where from all the tension my spine started to hurt really bad. I had drop attacks daily. I'm not exaggerating one bit. DAILY, the ones Meniere patients describe. I was watching TV when i fell like i was pushed into free-fall in front of me, i took a shower and as i was dressing i felt like falling hard again. It was terrifying.
Again, i went to an specialist, i told him about my diagnosis with ETD and he made a skeptical grimace, he said he doubted it was that but didn't elaborate. He didn't gave me a diagnosis but gave me meds, i checked and they were allergy meds. He also told me that because i was underweight my symptoms had worsened, and he was right on that, because of my depression i had lost a lot of weight and was very weak. So i changed my diet, took the meds and did some vestibular head-turning exercises he gave me. ONE DAY before finishing the treatment, and i felt a bobbing sensation, like walking on sand.
We didn't have any money to go see an specialist again, although the vertigo didn't return, ever since May 2025 i've been having residual dizzines, bobbing, swaying, feeling like my legs are being pulled when laying down, feeling unsteady 24/7 and being unable to sleep on any other position that's not my back.
All my symptoms confuse me and i have no clear diagnosis yet. What can i do? My right ear has this quiet ringing since i was 12, but i don't have any hearing loss, not even in that ear. Could it still be Meniere or can allergies really fuck you up that bad?
Long text ahead, i just need some clarity. Excuse grammar errors, i'm sleep-deprived
I'm a 18f, and i've been dealing with this since i was 11. Long story short, i got diagnosed with ETD (Eustachian Tube dysfunction) i was told that because of puberty, my tubes were sort of changing and getting longer, so it was normal they were blocked. I took the meds and it was fine for awhile, i did get vertigo attacks but they were like two every year with no residual dizzines. In 2025 however, i got an ear infection in April that triggered my vertigo even when i was asleep (laying down) i went with a doctor that lives around my house, she gave me meds and eardrops and said there was nothing out of the ordinary, just some slight inflammation.
A few days before finishing the treatment, i noticed my ears (specially my right ear which is always sort of ringing dully) were feeling like at the start again; itchy, aching, swollen. Here, my most awful vertigo episode began. For 7 days straight, i was bedridden and suffered like two full-on vertigo attacks each day, it got to the point where from all the tension my spine started to hurt really bad. I had drop attacks daily. I'm not exaggerating one bit. DAILY, the ones Meniere patients describe. I was watching TV when i fell like i was pushed into free-fall in front of me, i took a shower and as i was dressing i felt like falling hard again. It was terrifying.
Again, i went to an specialist, i told him about my diagnosis with ETD and he made a skeptical grimace, he said he doubted it was that but didn't elaborate. He didn't gave me a diagnosis but gave me meds, i checked and they were allergy meds. He also told me that because i was underweight my symptoms had worsened, and he was right on that, because of my depression i had lost a lot of weight and was very weak. So i changed my diet, took the meds and did some vestibular head-turning exercises he gave me. ONE DAY before finishing the treatment, and i felt a bobbing sensation, like walking on sand.
We didn't have any money to go see an specialist again, although the vertigo didn't return, ever since May 2025 i've been having residual dizzines, bobbing, swaying, feeling like my legs are being pulled when laying down, feeling unsteady 24/7 and being unable to sleep on any other position that's not my back.
All my symptoms confuse me and i have no clear diagnosis yet. What can i do? My right ear has this quiet ringing since i was 12, but i don't have any hearing loss, not even in that ear. Could it still be Meniere or can allergies really fuck you up that bad?