Vestibular Disorders

[Andrei90]

I have a question about Vestibular disorders and Meniere's.

I'm 3 months into intrusive tinnitus and starting to get dizzy symptoms in the head. Ear fullness and pain are also back.

I've been reading online about these symptoms and discovered that they could actually be related to Vestibular dysfunction.

Something that is not really discussed here (not that I've seen) is that it could possibly be a result of acoustic trauma. Symptoms may develop years after the event.

I was curious for those that developed Meniere's or similar, what happened before symptoms set in?

Did you have noise induced hearing loss prior?

Or did the condition develop by itself?

Did you have symptoms around the ear leading up to the disorder?

 

[glynis]

I have had Menieres many years.
Symptoms are-
Ear fullness
dizziness
Vertigo
Motion sickness
Bouncy vission
drop attacks
Sever tinnitus
Hearing loss
Sick
Ear pressure

Love glynis

 

[fran dana]

I always thought that I have one of these two problems. many of the symptoms are what I feel often. Is there any kind of special study that is required to know it effectively? If so, I find it strange that the ent has never asked for them

 

[Andrei90]

I have had Menieres many years.
Symptoms are-
Ear fullness
dizziness
Vertigo
Motion sickness
Bouncy vission
drop attacks
Sever tinnitus
Hearing loss
Sick
Ear pressure

Love glynis

I understand the symptoms after onset but what about prior? I ask because I'm sure at this point that I've done serious bilateral damage to my vestibular system. The literature behind noise damage leading to vestibular disorders does exist, even if limited, and the strange symptoms I had leading to the start of intrusive T seem to be related. Beginning in 2017 I had a chronic condtition that included dizziness, migraines, and motion sickness that lasted many months. There were no balance problems so I disregarded anything related to the ears, especially since I had no Tinnitus or Hearing loss. My attention went to my neck because I had a lot of discomfort there. Looks like that was a big mistake and I continued blasting music through my earphones, adding more trauma.

I'm not going to lie, my condition keeps deteriorating and if this ends up being a reality, I won't be able to cope anymore. Having to deal with this along with losing more hearing and louder T makes me sick to my stomach. I didn't imagine this for my future.

 

[glynis]

Menieres and Hydrops and Labyrinthitus are usually due to virus or Bacteria infections as far as I know.

You can get positional vertigo with tinnitus with neck problems or migraine related vastibular problems.
You need to be seen by ENT for tests and also keep a log of what is going on and they can see you a few times over 12-18 months to diagnose you as the tests and your log will give them a good Idea.

Medication like Betahistine or proclorperazine or Buccastem can help so have a chat with your doctor.
Love glynis x

 

[dpdx]

I have a question about Vestibular disorders and Meniere's.

I'm 3 months into intrusive tinnitus and starting to get dizzy symptoms in the head. Ear fullness and pain are also back.

I've been reading online about these symptoms and discovered that they could actually be related to Vestibular dysfunction.

Something that is not really discussed here (not that I've seen) is that it could possibly be a result of acoustic trauma. Symptoms may develop years after the event.

I was curious for those that developed Meniere's or similar, what happened before symptoms set in?

Did you have noise induced hearing loss prior?

Or did the condition develop by itself?

Did you have symptoms around the ear leading up to the disorder?

I had dizziness but it was due to high blood pressure caused by anxiety.

 

[Frédéric]

https://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30734617

Vestibular functions in patients with tinnitus only

OBJECTIVE:
Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the ears or head without any external or internal acoustic stimulation, and it is usually associated with hearing loss. In addition, it has been reported that there is a relationship between vestibular problems and sensorineural hearing loss. The aim of this study was to evaluate the vestibular function in patients with tinnitus without hearing loss.

METHODS:
A total of 32 patients who complained only of tinnitus without hearing loss and 30 control subjects without tinnitus or hearing loss were included in this study. Oculomotor and caloric tests were performed on all subjects with videonystagmography. The tinnitus handicap inventory questionnaire, side and duration of tinnitus were recorded in all patients.

RESULTS:
The caloric test was abnormal in 13 of 32 (40.6%) patients in the tinnitus group and was normal in all of the control group. Abnormal caloric responses in patients with severe tinnitus were more frequent than in patients with mild or moderate tinnitus. There was a statistically significant difference in the optokinetic gain values between the tinnitus and control groups.

CONCLUSION:
A relationship between tinnitus and abnormal caloric responses was determined. Tinnitus may be the first symptom of vestibular dysfunction.