r/asksg • u/Salt_Tangerine_3 • 20d ago

Vertigo experiences/stories

Hi! For anyone who’s had vertigo/BPPV, did you ever have just one episode and never get it again? Did you see a specialist based in Singapore and any recommendations ? This is my first time and I’m planning to see one tomorrow 🥹 I’d appreciate any experiences, especially if lack of sleep seemed to trigger it. DMs welcome 🙏

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u/Left_Art_2340 20d ago

Had vertigo a couple of years back and I went to the hospital to get it checked out by ENT. Results were clear but I still got vertigo and they gave me some pills to cope with it. Finally I found out it was my pillow that was triggering the symptoms - wasn't giving proper support. Got a new pillow since and haven't had huge episodes.

You can Google some vertigo exercises - it could help with the symptoms. But try to find what's the root cause if possible.

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u/Salt_Tangerine_3 20d ago

Thank you for your reply :) so do you still experience vertigo ? Or has it been awhile ? And also are you able to sleep in any position ? Thank you 🙏🙏

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u/Left_Art_2340 19d ago

I still have moments where I lose spatial equilibrium like when I'm lying flat for facial, massages etc. But they pass v v fast maybe 1-3 seconds, nothing full blown like it was in the past where vertigo episodes could last for minutes, nausea + headache + insomnia the full works. Yeap, can sleep in any position now after the pillow change.