constant dizziness

[jenjen08]

Ok i am posting this question for my bf, he is constantly getting dizzy he has been to the doctors multiple times and they have diagnosed him with sinunitus the first time and then with vertigo, both times he was put on meds which he took as he was supposed to and is still having the same problems, his doctor as also done tons of blood work and has also had him go for a cat scan and they didnt see anything in any of the test he has had done, does anyone know what can be causing this? He has had everything checked that was through his family history and still has no answers, please let me know of anything you think this could be his doctor told him if he thought there was something else she didnt check for then to let her know and they would talk about doing more test to see if that may be what it is, so any help is greatly appricated

[jenjen08]

he is supposed to go for further testing at another clinic where they are going to do a 2hr test on him which will make him dizzy so they can see if where it is coming from his doctor has gave him meclizine but that hasnt done anything for him he is still continuing to get dizzy
he has been doing the same job for years now and he didnt start having this problem until january this year and he has been to the doctor at least 50 times trying to figure out what is going on with the dizzyness
do you have any ideas on what else it could be he has had tons of blood work done and everything is where it needs to be
he has had cat scans, ct scans and they arent finding anything wrong in the scan ither
so are there any other ideas on anything else it could be?

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

Understand your predicament. His symptoms could be due to Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which is an entity in which with movement of the head the person is likely to get dizziness. This happens because of a disorder of the labyrinth system in the inner ear. It can get affected due to head injuries, surgeries, nerve inflammations and as a side effect to medications. In a majority of cases the cause is not known. It is diagnosed by a physical examination and sometimes blood tests, a CT and MRI and audiology tests can further help with diagnosis.  Therapy is with diazepam and OTC meclizine. Other measures which help are elevating the head end of the bed, drinking plenty of fluids, avoiding sudden movements of the head and taking precautions with driving during an attack.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[jenjen08]

He has been going to the doctors for this situation sence january he went to the er about 5 times before he went to his family doctor she refferred him to a specialist and all they told him was that they thought it was vertigo and that he had to go to another appt next week for them to check but if its only vertigo then why is none of the medicane the doctors have gave him worked

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

His symptoms of dizziness if it is relieved by eating something, indicates that he might be having episodes of hypoglycemia. Inadequate sleep can also cause tiredness, fatigue and dizziness. Other causes for these symptoms are inner ear infections; brain disorders heart problems, fever, stress, low blood pressure and anxiety. Please discuss this with your doctor am sure he will provide further assistance.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.