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Experiencing Extreme dizziness & Vertigo?!

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (21)
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@kndaustin71

I found all of the responses helpful but some not so encouraging for resolution. I had an Acute (all of a sudden) onset of dizziness and vertigo after Lung valve surgery in November. Am being worked up by Neuro, ENT. The first ENT Dr. was very impatient and did not want to answer my questions. So tomorrow a new one! The C23 facet sound interesting as I also have cervical , C1 to T1, spondylosis. The attacks are miserable, can last 6- 12 minutes then unsteady and lightheaded the rest of the day. Occur with no rhyme of reason. I'm also afraid to drive so am a prisoner in my own home. very discouraging and depressing.

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | 3 days ago

@kndaustin71 Vertigo can have a physical cause when you have cervical spine issues. When your neck has muscle spasms or the alignment has been changed, it can cause vertigo. Inside the cervical vertebrae on each side is a vertebral artery that is part of the blood supply to the brain. If you move vertebrae out of alignment, that artery gets stretched and may alter the blood supply to the brain and cause vertigo. That happened to me because my muscle spasms were rotating my vertebrae independently without me turning my head. I worked with my PT and was able to resolve this. Ultimately having spine surgery that corrected issues, made everything better and I don't have the same degree of muscle spasms anymore. It also causes a lot of headaches because muscles attaching the head and spine are getting stretched with an alignment problem.

I don't know if you would be a surgical candidate, but trying some physical therapy may be able to help.

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