Hi again I am sorry I lost track of this group.... have been chugging along and dealing with the usual issues plus tooth extractions gone wrong but I "think" yesterday may have had my first Meniers attacks?
Been awake since 5 and as usual put in earbuds softly to listen to tapes... had been nursing sore gum and sore throat... moved head on pillow and wham: have tinnitus but was like hearing cut off; sat up and head was not dizzy-dizzy but felt like pressure and as if inside top of head/brain being pushed and pulled and trod on..... then (and I have had double vision occasionally with dry eyes, etc) this was not only double vistion but as if I could not control my eyeballs and each one looking at a different scene: I was so scared and actually crawled over the old carpet into my husband's bedroom to wake him up, it sort of stopped and he said come and lie down here I said no going back to my bed as I did same thing happened only worse and I started to "scream" and onto floor - I didnt fall down but felt safer there - and my left arm and leg went out - I suppose I was panicking by then I dont know but I said call ambulance.
Got to our reasonably small hospital one dr. on call at emerge and as I sat explaining to intake nurse what happened I had third one.... he just kept saying take a deep breath and it went away but same symptoms....torture but no pain just like body blowing up!
So Dr. said blood presssure ok, temporature ok, but in midst of it sent a social worker to see me as once you mention depression and S.I. they focus on that but I had a good chat with the young lady. Dr.back in.. 2 x 500 tylenol and sent me home.
I didnt even want to go back to my bedroom. My dad died in UK in 1985 same time as I was being treated for cancer of cervix in Toronto but one of only couple relatives live there said they think my Dad had Menieres.
Have had tinnitus long time and feeling of fullness in ears and pain and co incidence afgter waiting months for telephone call from ENT, he phoned last week and was in a bad mood and yelled at me for ten minutes....talking about his work load etc. I wrote 2 letters to him and tore them up as no use. But now this has happened I am frightened. I can barely manage my other mental and physical pain but if I start having surprise attacks as bad as this am not sure how I will cope and my sincere condolences and thoughts to those who have been doing so. I dont know what to do next. 👵🏻 I have no family dr. but have a call in to online clinic for tomorrow , thanks. Am 77.