Head Tingling, Numbness-vertigo...related??? Posted: 06-21-05 19:44pm
Hi all, well this is going to be a long
post. Here's the deal... I am a 37 year
old female having extreme difficulty in
finding a doctor able to make a diagnosis
or help with treatment. I have seen my
family Dr. (an internist), who has
referred me to an ent (appt. Is still two
months out) and a neurologist. The
following is a list of symptoms and know
test and their results.
My symptoms began in early oct. Of 2004,
the onset was a 24 hour episode of severe
vertigo. Within a few days following the
vertigo (with no incident or accident) my
neck became stiff and sore with tingling
and numbness in my head. After two months
with no relief is when I began seeking
medical attention, beginning with a
chiropractor for the neck and tingling
(assuming it was a pinched nerve). The
chiropractor did not help after numerous
visits over a two-month period. My Dr.
Then sent me to the neurologist. He
presumed the tingling, numbness and neck
pain was not related to the vertigo. He
was primarily interested in the vertigo.
Additionally I have aura migraines
occasionally with no onset of headaches.
Symptoms he noted of interest include the
following: vertigo, tinitus, aura
migraines (prior, during and following
vertigo) and bouts with diarrhea. He
preformed nerve tests, mri's, hearing
tests, balance and vertigo tests. All
tests came back normal. He did prescribe
a medication (sorry, I forgot the name)
that is actually for epilepsy, but might
help with the numbness, coldness and
tingling. It did help, but after three
weeks caused depression. I stopped the
medication at that point. Here's where I
am at to date. Although the head
tingling, etc. Ceased for a month or so,
it is back with a vengeance. It is an all
day, every day thing, the only thing that
comes and goes with it, is the intensity
and the movement of the tingling.
Sometimes it is only at the very top of my
head (also sore spot there on occasion)
other times it radiates into the left side
of my cheek and slightly into my
forehead.)
also to note, the vertigo is becoming
severe in its frequency and duration.
What started as a one to two hour episode
happening once every six months or so over
the last four years, easily treated with
dramamine, has increased to the last
episode three weeks ago lasting 10 days.
(with two relatively good days within that
time frame) no medication helped.
Dramamine, advant(sp?), a 10-day steroid
pack, the motion-sickness patch, or an
anti-anxiety medication I can't recall the
name of either.
There was initial hope that this was all
due to something called benign positional
vertigo, but the symptoms apparently
didn't match and the positional treatments
did not affect any change. They have also
considered menerige's disease (spelling?)
not to be confirmed or ruled out just
unlikely at this time. Also probably not
ms, no signs of that in mri.
Obviously, I am relieved that nothing
appears to be life threading, no tumors,
no lesions on the brain, etc. However,
the symptoms of the neck soreness are
still occurring, the tingling, coldness,
numbness is both annoying and at times
sore and the vertigo episodes have me on
edge and concerned every time I feel even
slightly off balance for fear of being bed
ridden for another week. Please help, I
know i've rambled and given you a lot of
information to digest, but I am at a loss
as to who to turn to or what to do. My
family and my business (all of which I
love) are suffering too. Any help or
suggestion would be an enormous help!
Regards
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tera79
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 15
Posted: 08-03-06 11:01am
It has been a long time since you posted
this, but I just wanted to let you know
that I have the same symptoms too. Mine
started about 1 month ago, after a neck
adjustment from the chiropractor. I have
a nerve conduction test scheduled next
week. I also have tmj. I don't know
what it could be but it is ruining my
life.