Dizziness
>Menniere’s Disease.
Jacky, I have decades of experience with this. The first time was about 45 years ago, sudden and severe. Over time, seeing different doctors and different tests, only when I met another retiree at a volunteer job did I hear the name for it. The best thing I’ve learned–it’s inconvenient and aggravating, but it doesn’t kill you. For what it’s worth in my experience and that of the person I just mentioned, they’re random, varying in severity and duration and for me Dramamine works–the original, not the version that doesn’t cause sleepiness. I’ve gone for as long as two years without one. On average, I’d say I’ve had four or five a year. That first one was by far the worst and lasted, slowly lessening, for two months. I used to avoid taking a Dramamine until it got worse but a doctor told me I should take one at the first indication because these “attacks” can be self-perpetuating and if you can lessen them they will likely become infrequent. I measure mine by the number of Dramamine tablets I have to take. I have tubes of Dramamine everywhere in reach now in case a bad one strikes without warning. Usually, I can sense when one is possible a few hours or a day before. My most recent one was last Thursday, ended Saturday, not severe–retired now, I can relax and doze until they pass. That was the first in nearly a year. For years, that wasn’t possible and it was difficult to fight through them for three or four days. For a long time I didn’t notice tinnitus but the last few years it has become louder and does accompany the dizziness. I’ve never been able to tie them to any food, activity, temperature–no consistency.
Your daughter’s experience may be different. I was just so glad after years to finally meet someone whose experience was so like mine.
Candace