I live in the middle of Kansas. And, believe me, I had to fight hard and wait for MONTHS to have these various tests done and/or to be seen by a neurologist. It was not fun. But, when a 57-year-old previously completely healthy woman can suddenly not move her feet at times, and the rest of the time she has to hang onto walls, use a cane or walker, or have her arm held by someone in order to move, something is clearly wrong. That's why they kept doing MRIs on me. They thought I'd had a stroke. But, in the end, it turned out that wasn't the case.

Yes, I would recommend going straight to an immunologist/allergist first if your vertigo symptoms don't appear to be BPPV which can be remedied through simple head exercises. My immunologist did more for me in my first 10-minute telemed appt than my PCP, my ENT, my PT, my rheumatologist, and all the technicians and doctors who ran all these other tests for me (3 brain MRIs, a head & neck CT, an EKG, an EEG, a 5-day in-home EEG study with video, a nerve conduction EMG study, plus more blood work than I can even remember).

In the meantime, while you wait to see an immunologist, I suggest you try daily nasal rinses with NeilMed Sinus Rinse (or a generic), start using OTC fluticasone (Flonase is a brand name) nasal spray, and take 1-2 OTC Zyrtec (or generic) allergy tablets per day. If those things help, you might not even need to see an immunologist. But the immunologist would be able to prescribe the montelukast (brand name Singulair) pills which, for me, I believe are 1 of the things that helped me the most. The immunologist also prescribed the Azelistine (Asteline) nasal spray for me which is the thing that seemed to finally get my head out of the vertigo fog feeling.

Best of luck to you. I'd love to hear if any of this helped you.