When I was younger I use to get ear
infections all the time. Ear infections
for me means dizziness/vertigo. I had an
ear infection in mid june and when I get
ear infections my balance is effected
greatly. Around july my balance start
returning to normal but then in september
my ear infection came back those affecting
my balance once more. It's october and my
balance seems to be returning but it's not
quit where I would like it to be. I was
just wondering how long does it take for
ones balance to return to normal after an
ear infection?
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Stu
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 39 Location: United Kingdom
Balance Posted: 10-25-05 10:22am
Could you explain the form of
dizziness/vertigo you suffer from? Is it
rotational vertigo (spinning), and does it
involve vomiting? Or is it loss of
balance and non-rotational perception of
movement?
I think the question you are asking is one
of those 'how long is a piece of string'
questions. A lot depends on the nature
of the infection you have been suffering
from. But it is perfectly normal for
residual dizziness/loss of balance to last
even up to several months after the worst
of the vertigo has subsided. That's not
to say that it will be several months in
your case. Everyone's scenario is
different.
I trust you will have already seen ent
specialists and probably have a good idea
about the nature of your infections. If
so then all you can do is to be patient,
and know that it will pass in it's own
time. There is little you can do to
speed up the process other than to follow
the usual inner ear dizzy advice, such as
avoiding caffeine and sticking to a
low-sodium diet.
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red_x600
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 9
Posted: 10-25-05 11:01am
It's not rotational, I haven't had that
since I was 11 but when it feels like it's
getting to that point I just stay still
and focus on something to avoid it.
Right now it feels like the ground beneath
me is moving which sucks, but I figure if
I keep moving it will get better
eventually. I didn't see and ent but I
did see my gp, whom which I have an
appoint 11-8. If the problem persist i'm
going to tell her about it and will go
from there. It just sucks feeling like
this; I wouldn't wish this feeling on my
worst enemy.
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Stu
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 39 Location: United Kingdom
Ent Posted: 10-25-05 15:15pm
I would definitely suggest that you ask
your doctor to refer you to an ear, nose
& throat specialist. They deal with
inner ear problems every day of the week
and are far better equipped to give you
advice. Wouldn't it suck even more to
know that you could have taken something
to relieve the problem, but didn't because
nobody gave you the proper advice?
Definitely avoid caffeine completely
though for the time being, and stick to a
low-salt diet.
Hope some of this helps, and I genuinely
have a lot of sympathy for you. I can
fully appreciate how terrible this can
make you feel, believe me.
Take care my friend...
