Diagnose me, calm my fears, Severe Vertigo

we've had issues with this in one of our dogs... because of that, I've done a lot of research and we even took her to a neurologist for a checkup.

The part of your inner ear that affects your balance can be negatively affected by pressure inside your head, so your sinus issues and the vertigo are most likely connected.  Is there any way you can sleep propped up a bit, to help with drainage during the night, too??  that might lessen the vertigo if you need to get up at night.

Sinus infection cause me vertigo

My boyfriend gets vertigo sometimes. I definitely notice it shakes him up pretty badly. He has Dremamine and that seems to help when the symptoms start to show up.
There’s also something about tilting your head a certain way to regain balance. I definitely feel going deeper that it’s an imbalance of the head and heart (masculine and feminine) ...but yeah I have a former coworker who told me it has to do with the ears.
Here’s a video about it. I guess they call it the Epley Maneuver: m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPLOd6vqWKI

Hope you feel better!

I agree it is probably part of your sinus issues. I have vertigo all the time and it took 2 years for the doctors to figure out why. After brain surgery and much PT I have partially recovered. But in the two years of searching for answers I learned a lot about vertigo!

BUT it sounds like you need to figure out what is causing these nightly sinus issues. You might start by taking everything off the bed and giving the linens and bedspread a thorough cleaning. Find a dust mite shield for your mattress and pillow and vacuum and clean the floor, curtains, etc. You would be surprised at how much these items can accumulate dust and dust mites. If that doesn't help, you might try what was suggested above and elevate your head when sleeping so the sinuses can drain.

I've had BPPV before. An ear crystal gets knocked out of place. A physical Therapist can do the Eppley Manuevuer to help it get back in place.

Yes, see your PCP. At the very least they'll look in your ears and see what's going on and maybe can prescribe something. That just sounds miserable.

My dd had this. She had to be on a antihistamine/decongestant for 10 days. Take it no matter what. and it cleared up I would go see your dr though and get it checked out. Probably test you for BPPV

My sister had really bad vertigo at one point that just didn’t go away. I remember her saying something about ear crystals being out of place and her doctor did something that fixed it almost immediately. I thought to myself “Whuuut? Ear crystals?” I guess it’s really a thing.

You have my sympathies. I was hit with a horrible bout of vertigo last year and knock on wood, I am clear now.

It will help for you to see a doctor and they can help determine if it's the crystals or Vestibular neuritis (this seems possible with your current sinus issues).

For anything long term, seek out a balance center.

Good luck!

Totally agree. When my Dr. diagnosed me, I was thinking what kind of hippy dippy shit is this? Went home and googled it, and what do you know? There are Crystal's in the ear that can get dislodged.

To the OP, BPPV is most commonly diagnosed in 50+. I was barely 40 when diagnosed. It does happen in earlier ages

There can be a lot of reasons for vertigo. Don't panic yet!

It's likely to be linked with your sinus issues. As someone said above, if your sinus cavities are swollen, they can press against your inner ear. Inner ear issues=vertigo.

I would advise a PCM visit. The easiest fix is for BPPV, so get that checked out first. If it's sinus related, you can try a course of antibiotics to see if it's an infection. If it's one of your deeper sinuses affected, you may not get the green gunk that's frequently associated with an infection.

If you are having headaches on top of your head, mention that. I had a sphenoid sinus infection. It's very rare, so don't panic. The only symptom was the headache and some mild stuffiness. A CT showed my sphenoid sinuses 90% blocked. It took some long term massive doses of antibiotics to get rid of it and it took a long time to find because an arrogant ER doc was convinced that it was all in my head and "women of a certain age get nervous." He either read the CT wrong or dismissed the initial findings because he was so sure that he was right. That delayed the diagnosis for months, which caused the infection to go untreated and caused a mass of scar tissue on my right inner ear that took 18 months of OT and PT to fix.

Vertigo mimics the symptoms of a TBI and can cause extreme fatigue as the brain works to right itself and fix the problem. Napping is a good thing! It can also trigger anger, so warn those around you if that's the case. My poor kids thought I hated them for a few months there.

If it's really BPPV, you don't need repeated Epley Maneuvers. Just 1 or 2.