r/cervical_vertigo

Okay so someone here might know what I'm talking about .. . I hope.

I am 32 male and have had upper neck pain now for a long time, worsening in the last year or two.. The pain is right at the top of my neck just below my skull it feels like some sort of sub occipital muscle issue. But I have also noticed a solid correlation between my upper neck pain and a weird sort of pressure sensation in my head, I also feel kind of off balance, almost lightheaded or spacey it's strange I can't put my finger on it, it feels uncomfortable I know that much. I get strange sensations around my eyes, sometimes they feel a bit sensitive to the light. Another weird thing when I first lay down to bed in the evening I'll get weird feeling like my body is moving up and down with my heart rate almost like something in my neck is pulsating it's very strange. But one thing for sure I have realised that on the odd day that my neck has no pain generally the other neurological or head symptoms aren't there at all or much much less.

It's so frustrating because I had a cervical MRI they said there was nothing there. I have had a few brain MRI with and without contrast. Nothing of significance.

But seriously when my upper neck is playing up the rest of the symptoms make daily life a struggle. I'm worried it's like a blood flow issue in my neck or even like some sort of nerve issue ? Vagus nerve ? Or like the occipital nerves. I'm not sure I'm really looking for advice :)

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u/Shot-Assistance-2981 — 17 hours ago
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can severe vertigo be caused by headphones or soft earplugs?

Hi everyone, can severe vertigo be caused by headphones or earplugs?

I very often sleep with soft earplugs at night because of noise – and sometimes I even double up by wearing earplugs underneath my B*se-QC-SE over-ear-headphones.

Since the night before last, I've been experiencing severe vertigo when getting out of bed; absolutely everything spins. The rest of the day was fine, but this morning I collapsed just seconds after getting up because the spinning was so intense. For 20 minutes afterward, I couldn't stand or even sit up without immediately getting very dizzy again.

It was so bad that an ambulance had to come. They ran all the tests at the hospital (CT scans of my head, neck, and lumbar spine, EKG, etc.) – thankfully everything came back clear and I was discharged.

So my question is:

Has anyone here ever experienced this? Could it be caused by the pressure from the earplugs or the active noise cancelling of the headphones? I’d be grateful for any input or similar experiences!

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u/GaryNOVA — 3 days ago
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Has anyone experienced this kind of dizziness and jittery feeling?

I’ve been dealing with dizziness for several months and my GP thinks it’s a balance/vestibular issue. I’m currently taking betahistine and I do think I’m slowly improving because I can stand for longer than before.
The strange part is what happens when I move around.
When I walk, do chores, move my head a lot, or sometimes after eating (especially breakfast), I feel really jittery. My heart feels like it’s beating harder or faster, but whenever I check my pulse it’s usually normal and feels regular.
The best way I can describe it is:
My feet feel floaty, like they’re not properly on the ground.
It feels like I’m “moon walking” or like I’m a puppet.
My legs feel shaky and unstable.
I feel like I might drop, but I’ve never actually fainted.
If I lie down, I usually feel much better.
Sitting in a car, I’m usually completely fine.
Crowded places also make everything worse, whereas being outside in fresh air seems to help.
I’m wondering if anyone else with a vestibular/balance problem has experienced this combination of:
floaty feet,
shaky legs,
feeling like you’re walking on the moon,
and feeling your heartbeat more during movement, even though your heart rate is normal.
Did it improve over time? Did vestibular rehab or medication help?
I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s experienced something similar.

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u/Worried123h — 1 day ago

PLEASE HELP

I woke up and felt slight spinning vertigo. then as soon as I got up i fell back in my bed 3 times. almost like i had no circulation in my brain or something. i had to call my brother to help me up. then i got spinning vertigo again. that’s never happened. went to ER. blood pressure, blood work and CT are all fine. still feel very fuzzy sensation in head and still off balance a bit. feel almost drunk. what else can i do i’m so scared. my neck hurts and have hard pressure in head

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u/eunixe1017 — 1 day ago

Sudden nausea after a simple neck stretch?

(24 F no major medical history except bad TMJ/lock jaw)
I regularly do different stretch videos for neck and back. Was following one today and did this simple stretch of looking to the left and right and slightly protruding the chin and immediately felt extremely nauseas and no other way to describe than a weird doom feeling. Any explanation? Again this isn’t my first time doing neck stretches but I don’t frequent this particular stretch.

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u/Rough_Coffee_2860 — 2 days ago

AYUDA... Creo que tengo mareo cervical

Hola, me he creado ésta cuenta para hacer una pregunta, nunca hago ésto pero estoy desesperado y muy muy deprimido por una situación qué he llevado viviendo desde hace una semana, hago ésta publicación de una vez, incluso sí son pocos días los qué llevo de ésta manera.

Me es totalmente imposible consultar con un médico o fisioterapeuta, ya qué ​​​​​desde principios de año, he estado enfermando cómo loco, y mi presupuesto está agotado, pero ninguna cosa tiene qué ver con la otra. Y ésto definitivamente está acabando con lo poco qué queda de mi salud mental, apenas empecé ​a tomar acciones por mí, acudí​ a un psicólogo apenas llevo 2 sesiones, pero ésto me está arruinando.

¡Soy un hombre trans, por sí las dudas! No he llevado NINGÚN tratamiento hormonal ni cirugía, (solo es aclaración nada importante)

Apenas fuí con un ginecólogo por un problema de ese tipo, ya saben, me mandaron un montón de medicamentos y por eso estoy totalmente fuera de presupuesto.​​ Todo empezó éste sábado, el sábado pasado, salí con mi novio, ​5 días después de mi consulta ginecológica, estuve tomando un antibiótico, ese sábado, salí con mi novio cómo siempre, compramos en el supermercado, y yo estaba MUY BIEN.

De repente después de comprar sentí un mareo, me pesaba la cabeza, sentía desorientación, y él me llevó por comida, ya qué pensamos qué era hambre, el mareo aumentó y no cedió, entonces me tomé un suero por que asumí que estaba deshidratado, al día siguiente seguí tomando sueros, y el mareo nada más no cedía.

Mi cuello se sentía duro y pesado, mi novio me dió un masaje ese domingo qué fuimos a la playa y me dolió muchísimo, el masaje alivió mi mareo un poco, pero siguió, fué un mareo pequeño, de pocos minutos, pero él me dijo qué estaba muy duro mi cuello, ese día el mareo continuó, pero llevé mi día normal.

Éstos días he sentido hormigueo, el hormigueo ya no me ha vuelto a dar, pero tengo un dolor terrible en el cuello, tomé un medicamento que me recetaron para ello, porqué ya había pasado por dolor de espalda baja recientemente, he pasado de todo éstos meses, soy una persona que padece depresión

Mis días son bastante tristes cuando mi novio no está ya que estudia en otra ciudad y paso todos los días alrededor de 10 horas al día en el teléfono con el cuello hacia abajo en la hamaca, sí, duermo en una hamaca.

El mareo en ningún momento ha cedido, no me he sentido ni mejor, ni peor, me he sentido mejor cuando me he dado duchas con agua caliente.

Pero el mareo, esa sensación de estar flotando, pensé qué era por mis lentes pero no, es obvio qué es mi cuello pero también padezco de ansiedad y soy inseguro, a pesar de no llevar muchos días con ello, no me permite vivir mi día a día con normalidad.

No lo había descubierto hasta que mi asistente de inteligencia artificial me mencionó sobre éste foro, me mencionó sobre el mareo cervical y todo coincide con mis síntomas, pensamos qué eran los medicamentos así que los suspendí, y el mareo siguió y siguió, empeora cuándo estoy de pie, cuando estoy durmiendo, siento que cuando mi cuello está apenas un poco chueco, siento cómo el mareo viene en una ola en la qué que parece que me voy a desmayar, eso me pasa SOLO cuando estoy durmiendo y despierto de repente.

Es horrible, ¿sera 100% mareo cervical? El dolor es horripilante cuándo inclino la cabeza hacia atrás.

Mis hombros están duros, y mi nuca también... Paso demasiado tiempo en el teléfono, mis días son así, desde que despierto: celular, no lo suelto jamás, paso hasta 11 horas en el teléfono, es demasiado, supongo.

Se ha vuelto una adicción muy mala, pero realmente quiero saber si es realmente mareo cervical, se que suena obvio y es tonto pero estoy demasiado asustado y traumado por tantas enfermedades distintas qué he vivido últimamente.

Sí tienen algún Consejo qué no implique ir con un médico, lo apreciaré profundamente, no tengo otros síntomas más qué esos, y quiero añadir qué tengo hipercifosis y lordosis, cómo mencioné, ya había sufrido un dolor horrible de espalda baja, ahora es la espalda alta, el mareo es lo que me está acabando.

Entonces, éstos son mis síntomas: Dolor en el cuello, hombros de piedra, sensación de estar flotando qué no se quita desde hace una semana, desorientación..y nada más. Quiero saber sí es mareo cervical ya que estoy nervioso de que sea algo peor.

Me es difícil creer que el mareo cervical sea así de molesto, no aumenta ni reduce, es constante y no se quita... Apreciaré PROFUNDAMENTE sus comentarios. 🥺🥺

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u/Great-Indication8030 — 3 days ago

Cervicogenic vertigo

Last year july 2025 i was diagnosed with cervicogenic vertigo C3-C7 disc bulge constant lightheadedness dizziness i felt off balance vision issues weaknesss palpitations sudden anxiety took medication lost some weight again i am having this issue constant light headedness dizziness i feel off balance ...facial numbness at times weak legs its so debilitating ..i have to take medical leave for this i cant work with this ...i am so tired of feeling this way.i joined gym to loose weight and it had been going good now i am again stuck with this.

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u/Background_Care4382 — 4 days ago

Dizziness cheat sheet

Disclaimer: AI generated

Don’t know if this helps anyone, but I put this together eith the help of AI to help myself just try and sanity check some of my own symptoms. It seems reasonable to me, but as always take it with a pinch of salt.

u/ArdentCobalt — 5 days ago

Is my head about to fall off?

For more than a year now I have had increasingly sevear neck pain. Like one of the uppermost vertebral bodies is about to explode. Then came the vertigo. First one day every other week. Now daily. My physical therapy does not quite help. I had an MRI a year ago which only showed mild degeneration. My doctor told me I would be too young (29) to have these problems. Yet obviously I do. At least I have more specialized doctor apppointments scheduled. That's about the only thing keeping me going at the moment.

I feel like my head is about to fall off. I have developed difficulties swallowing. A pressure sensation in my throat. Strange pains in my throat. Strange twitching all over my body. Headaches. Palinopsia. Debilitating dizziness. And, sometimes, the worst feeling I hadn't even know existed:

- like I'm about to pass out or

- like I'm having a migraine without aura or

- like I'm about to have a seizure or

- like my body or head are about to explode...

Is it even possible to recover from this...

This really drives my health axiety up. I'm quite afraid I might actually end up accidentally severing my spinal cord or an arterie when moving with all this neck and shoulder issues/tension.

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u/EconomistSpare5138 — 6 days ago