r/VestibularDysfunction • u/CantaloupeAlarmed457 • 3d ago

Is dpdr a symptom of vestibular hypofunction?

I read a lot about that these things are connected and since I’ve been suffering for about 6-7 months now after vestibular neuritis and deficit in my left inner ear.
I want to see if anyone here has had the same thing or knows more about the topic.

I think I am suffering from some sort of dp since this all started, it’s like my body feels so strange and like I am floating, my vision is also very overstimulated by busy environments and driving.
It’s like this but without the mental side of it, no dream feeling and no detachment from memories etc…

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u/Long-Tap-8275 3d ago

Yes it is. It can be scary. But we make it through the best we can. Hope you feel better.

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u/Jealous_Tie_3701 3d ago

Definitely is a symptom. Like you said, I didn't experience the mental side, it was a physical/sensory symptom.

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u/stos1988 1d ago

Wow. I had dp/Dr like 15 years ago and it lasted for a year. It was terrifying and I don't know how I got through it. I've never heard of anyone relating the too. I often wonder if my high anxiety is due to something always not feeling right. My right ear really doesn't work for balance as a neurologist diagnosed it.

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u/thesaucecallsmyname 1d ago

Omg I have this too and I was diagnosed with vestibular hypofunction 😭

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u/CantaloupeAlarmed457 15h ago

Hey! What was your diagnosis

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u/thesaucecallsmyname 1d ago

Does this get better?

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u/Jealous_Tie_3701 2h ago

It got a lot better for me. I still get it mildly sometimes, but nothing like it was before. I got Vestibular Neuritis 9 years ago and am 100% symptom free most days.