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What Causes Severe Popping And Crunching Sensation On The Neck With Dizziness After An Accident?

I have had neck problems/neck pain since I was a small child. I was diagnosed with schmorl nodes in my neck several years ago (now 37 years old) and about four years ago I was in a very serious car accident where I was partially ejected from the car. Well, I have recently been having severe popping and crunching in my neck that causes me to be very dizzy for minutes at the time as well as seeing spots for a few seconds. Can anyone give me advice on the problem.
Mon, 2 May 2016
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Hello,
Your long history of neck problems and the the last car accident seems to damaged your neck bones considerably. As you have not mentioned about any serious neck injury or fracture diagnosed after the accident it can be assumed that this would have caused a ligamentous strain on an already bad neck.Its possible you have severe disc degenerations which can cause these crunching and popping and also block supply to the brain through blood vessels that pass close to these bony projections around the discs. You will need and MRI plus a test to check the blood flow in these arteries.if there is a severe block then surgery may be required.
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What Causes Severe Popping And Crunching Sensation On The Neck With Dizziness After An Accident?

Hello, Your long history of neck problems and the the last car accident seems to damaged your neck bones considerably. As you have not mentioned about any serious neck injury or fracture diagnosed after the accident it can be assumed that this would have caused a ligamentous strain on an already bad neck.Its possible you have severe disc degenerations which can cause these crunching and popping and also block supply to the brain through blood vessels that pass close to these bony projections around the discs. You will need and MRI plus a test to check the blood flow in these arteries.if there is a severe block then surgery may be required.