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Hello, Usually, I Had Motion Sickness For Couple Of Years

Posted on Sun, 11 Oct 2020

Question: Hello,

Usually, I had motion sickness for couple of years when I travel by plane , or by car or even when I watched scene on Tv that has quick movement or transition between cameras. But the condition was controlled by taking medication like meclizine or cinnarazine before any such activities.

Until 7 days ago, I washed my ears for wax removal by flashing the ear with water (didn't use any de wax drops before washing) and I suffered from vertigo and feeling of pressure in my ears and head from that time until this moment. I went 2 times to ER and they checked my ears and told me there is nothing. One more time, they told me I has crystal movement and gave me excercises and I did the excercises for two days and no improvement. I took cinnarazine and meclizine and betahistine with no improvement also. I did also MRI for my brain and neck and everything was normal..

Please I trust your website as I wanted a solution for my vertigo and appreciate your help

Best, XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. I am giving you a systematic plan

Detailed Answer:
Hii. Welcome to the healthcare services. I am giving you a systematic plan for management of vertigo. You can consult an Ent surgeon and check your ears properly. Do a hearing test. Do a dixhallpike test to check if your semicircular canals are functioning properly. Do a ENG to check the function of the vestibular structure of your ear. By all these tests the reason of your giddiness can be found out. For now take tablet vertin 24 mg twice daily for 1 week. Do not make jerky movement of your head or bend your head suddenly forwards. Take proper rest. Review with the above reports. You can find vestibular rehabilitation exercise online and practice it regularly at your home. Please review if you have any queries.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (15 hours later)

Thanks doctor for your answer.

When should I see improvement after taking the tablets ? I started today and also doing the attached excercises since two days as the doctor here adviced me . Are those useful ? I am still the same condition

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (10 hours later)

Brief Answer:
It will be effective for over 1 week.

Detailed Answer:
Hi. You start taking the tablets. It will be effective over 1 week.

I can't see the exercise chart given to you. Hopefully these are the vestibular rehabilitation exercise. Continue the exercise. Follow my advice. At least we can diagnose easily your problem. Sometimes it takes slightly long time to get the effects of the medicine.

But these are the only options. Lead a stress free life.

Please review if you have any queries.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (18 hours later)

The excercises called epley manuover .. I am taking now 48 veritin since yesterday and still no improvement. I will keep taking the tablets with doing the excercises and hope to improve within one week .

Thanks Dr

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rajat Basak (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Hii. You don't need to do epleys manoeuvre by your own. Your doctor should

Detailed Answer:
Hii. You don't need to do epleys manoeuvre by your own. Your doctor should do it once and needed to be repeated after 1 week. After that you should take rest at home. Not to sleep on that side which is positive for epleys. Do Brandt Daroff exercise and other vestibular rehabilitation exercise. No to repeat epleys daily. Epleys should be done only when there is severe vertigo. Take rest.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng