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Frequent Vertigo, Dizziness, Suffer Thyroid And Cholesterol. Possible Cause ?
Hello doctor, my mom is having frequent vertigo with no real signs of vomiting.she is feeling dizzy when she is just shifting her positions in bed and even when she is laying down the bed.she is running 51 and she is normal on blood sugar, but has got thyroid.cholesterol as well marginally higher.could you please come up with what she may be possibly suffering from.Also she had a mucous block in her ears few months back and she is taking some anti tension medicines
Wed, 5 Jun 2013
Hi,
Welcome to HCM,
After going through history of your mother, she is hypothyroidism and high cholesterol I presume they are well controlled with treatment.
Vertigo with changes in position could be due to many conditions but commonly occurs due to Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo,Labyrinthitis,Meniere's disease,
Vestibular neuritis and even Migraine.
Please consult a ENT surgeon and Neurologist to know the exact cause of her problem.
If required X ray cervical spine, Ct scan head, or MRI for assessment of brain and internal ear may be required as also complete Audiometry.
Commonly cinnarizine and Betahistine drugs are used please consult doctor and take proper prescription hope this information is useful to you.
Take care.
Good Luck.
Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D.
Welcome to HCM,
After going through history of your mother, she is hypothyroidism and high cholesterol I presume they are well controlled with treatment.
Vertigo with changes in position could be due to many conditions but commonly occurs due to Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo,Labyrinthitis,Meniere's disease,
Vestibular neuritis and even Migraine.
Please consult a ENT surgeon and Neurologist to know the exact cause of her problem.
If required X ray cervical spine, Ct scan head, or MRI for assessment of brain and internal ear may be required as also complete Audiometry.
Commonly cinnarizine and Betahistine drugs are used please consult doctor and take proper prescription hope this information is useful to you.
Take care.
Good Luck.
Dr.Akhilesh Dubey M.D.
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