Question:
Alrighty, so basically I was in the shower the other day and I had a very sudden loss of balance. I was standing at the time and I was able to continue standing, but the world was spinning to the left. For safety's sake (and because I thought the steam was getting to me) I sat down. When it continued while I was seated and included the involuntary movement of my eyes to the left no matter how I tried to focus while feeling symptoms comparable to a left turn on a roller coaster. The symptoms lasted anywhere between 5 and 20 minutes at maximum severity. They basically dropped off, I was able to get to sleep and I had some dizziness the next morning. My GP said it's labyrinthitis and I've had no balance problems at all since the first incident and the following morning (GP was later that day.) I was put on Methylprednisolone which is apparently a major anti-inflamtory. The doctor made this diagnosis very quickly and only checked my ears, eyes, reflexes, etc. Should I be worried? I feel OK
Answers:
My brother has been diagnosed with the same thing. He has occasional episodes when he gets really dizzy. The doctor gave him medication called antivert. This helps with the dizziness. When he was first diagnosed, he had frequent episodes. Over time they have become less frequent. He rarely is bothered with them now. It may not be true in your case but, I know that things like flashing christmas lights or spinning objects will send him into a "dizzy spell."
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