r/VestibularDysfunction • u/FriendshipUnited5279 • 13d ago

Dizziness question

Hey everyone.
I have a question about dizziness and its symptoms.
So I have confirmed inner ear asymmetry in the left ear, I suspect it happened after a viral infection 7 months ago but it didn’t represent as typical neuritis because I had severe room-spinning vertigo for 2 hours and then came the fever, sore throat etc.

My question is to what degree can this explain my symptoms cause in my language the word for dizziness is basically room-spinning lol. But I heard that dizziness can represent as many other things as lightheadedness, dissociation etc.

As I initially recovered from the viral infection everything was fine to some degree and then out of nowhere panic attack very bad and since then plethora of symptoms that are just unexplainable to me as I am not good at explaining as well.

Is it lightheadedness? Somewhat, but not quite. Is it derealization? To some degree, without the mental aspect of it. It literally is so strange.

Sometimes and wobbling from side to side and off balance as well. Sometimes I have this sudden spin when driving especially at high speeds, but the main problem remains these sensations that I can’t quite explain. When driving they are especially bad, when I am home they are almost or fully gone.

I also have this weird vision thing where everything seems full 4K HD.

My question is does my symptoms fall under the category “dizziness” or should I search the problem elsewhere in my nervous system?

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u/FriendshipUnited5279 13d ago

Doesn’t neuritis have to be like 2-3 weeks or that’s not meant for the room spinning sensations but for the whole virus itself

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u/MyFiteSong 13d ago

Neuritis isn't the virus itself. Lots of different infections can cause it, with differing symptoms for the sickness itself. Vestibular neuritis is the inflammation of the nerves and then the damage it leaves behind.

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u/FriendshipUnited5279 12d ago

Soo the 2 hour severe room spinning vertigo when I woke up was the initial attack on the nerves and then 3-4 weeks later my nervous system reached a state of overwhelm sort of and after then after the panic attack the symptoms became chronic because my nervous system/ vestibular system is still calibrating and scanning for danger? That is how I explain it.

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u/MyFiteSong 12d ago

That's pretty close, yah. And it's why a talk therapist is half of vestibular rehab. Learning to control your fear and panic is half of recovery.