vertigo help

whether you brave the wait in the ER
depends on how you rank your priorities. WHile this is pretty miserable, it is absolutely not life threatening. Also, whatever treatment is offered in the ER won't cure this overnight, so you will want to chose how you approach this just based on what you want to do. There are dizziness problems, then there are vertigo problems. Those are not the same, but the distinction is best made by someone trained to do the proper exam. Whether this is an inner ear disturbance caused by fluid buildup, or whether it is a primary disorder of the vestibular aparatus, it will have to be treated with medication. Any of the guys involved in his care can be your starting point. It is possible this will require a referral, as some of the investtigation may require specialty services, but you gotta start somewhere. So I would just go with whomever you feel the most comfortable with.

Sorry for the discomfort.

Pat

longtermsurvivor said:

whether you brave the wait in the ER
depends on how you rank your priorities. WHile this is pretty miserable, it is absolutely not life threatening. Also, whatever treatment is offered in the ER won't cure this overnight, so you will want to chose how you approach this just based on what you want to do. There are dizziness problems, then there are vertigo problems. Those are not the same, but the distinction is best made by someone trained to do the proper exam. Whether this is an inner ear disturbance caused by fluid buildup, or whether it is a primary disorder of the vestibular aparatus, it will have to be treated with medication. Any of the guys involved in his care can be your starting point. It is possible this will require a referral, as some of the investtigation may require specialty services, but you gotta start somewhere. So I would just go with whomever you feel the most comfortable with.

Sorry for the discomfort.

Pat

Pat is right
I have suffered vertigo since before treatment. If it is vertigo that he is suffering from it is not an emergency situation. Frustrating yes but not urgent. I can tell you that if it is vertigo they will RX him a glorified version of Dramamine. You may want to try that or Bonine as it will cause much less drowsiness. You can see if that helps at all. Usually that and sleep help me a bit. Try and find the one position that he can lay or sit in where he doesn't feel dizzy and stay that way for a while. That being said, on Monday you should call whichever doc you feel most comfortable with and see what they want to do about this situation, even if he feels better by then. Which I hope he does.
Good luck.
Billie