Feeling Semi-conscious, Vision Problems, Loss Of Balance. Stroke Symptoms?

Posted on Thu, 21 Jun 2012

Question: I have been feeling semi-concious for 3 months. I went to a hospital in Oct. and they said I have not had a stroke but I believe I have. My vision is also getting worse (real bad) and I lose my balance a lot though I don;t get dizzy. I can't focus on anything in motion. Other problems also

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (4 hours later)

Hi!
Thanks for posting your query.
There are several causes of the symptoms that you are currently experiencing:
You seem to be suffering from vertigo which can arise both when there is a problem in the inner ear and there is a problem in the central nervous system ( including the brain and spinal cord)
Possible causes include:
•     Labyrinthitis: An inner ear infection causes the labyrinth ( a structure in the inner ear) to become inflamed
•     Vestibular neuronitis: This refers to inflammation of the vestibular nerve which is responsible for maintaining balance
•     Menier’s disease: Patients typically also complain of a ringing sound in the ear and hearing loss
•     Migraine: Patients may have headache, visual disturbances amongst others.
•     Cervical spondylitis
I would suggest the following:
•     Do some steam inhalation
•     Use a heating pad for your neck
•     Avoid straining your neck excessively
I would suggest that you get yourself examined by a prescribe appropriate therapy.
I hope I have answered your query. Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.

Regards

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