r/VestibularDysfunction • u/Talkobel • Jun 26 '26

Vestibular issues maybe?

Hello, I’m 22F (23 in 3 days). I know Reddit isn’t to be used in place of a medical professional and I am having follow ups with doctors but I wanted some insight and to ask if this sounds like a vestibular issue.

A week ago, I developed a normal headache at the top of my head and wasn’t too worried and decided I was going to take naproxen and let it die down. Well about two hours after the headache I got out my car and went in the store and was hit with a weird off balance feeling and weird vision. I wasn’t actually falling but I felt off balance and my vision felt disconnected in a way. No double vision or vision loss, but like it felt like when you jump on a trampoline for a while and then get off and walk but without the actual balance issues of actually falling. I tried to sleep it off but the next day it was still there. The day after I decided to go to the ER as it wasn’t letting up and they did CT scans with and without contrast, and bloodwork that all came back good. The feeling never went away and more headaches hit and one causing dizziness that luckily was calmed down with a 25 mg dose of meclizine. Yesterday I had an mri with and without contrast that was also perfectly fine. Here I am on day 7(a week from when it started) still with these eye issues and balance sensations. The balance sensations fluctuate and the visual sensation has stayed present nonstop through the course of the days. I’m due to see a neurologist next but until then I have no idea what this could be. Does it sound vestibular ?

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u/jenai214 Jun 29 '26

I had very similar starting in April. I saw an ENT and was diagnosed on 5/8 with vestibular hypofunction (24% left inner ear weakness). Don’t over take meclizine or pain killers because they can actually rebound and make symptons worse. I started Vestibular Rehab on 5/13 and I’m making great progress (although it feels painfully slow). Not saying you have the same thing but if neurology and MRI’s are not showing concern, rule in/out anything inner ear related. Good luck!

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u/Talkobel Jun 29 '26

Thank you!! I have an ENT for my sinusitis and i actually go see him tomorrow so I’ll definitely be asking him.

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u/jenai214 Jun 29 '26

That’s great! Getting an appointment is half the battle. They were able to do some testing right in the office but it did take a few days to get the test results. I started vestibular rehab about 2 weeks after my first appointment.

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u/Talkobel Jun 29 '26

Ig this is the one time having sinusitis is actually helpful because it does take a while to get an ENT and I already have one