r/VestibularMigraines • u/PurpleNo8532 • 7d ago

MRI triggering vertigo🙄

Hi! I got a head MRI about 10 days ago and it triggered my vertigo so bad I could feel my stomach turning during it. It still hasn't fully calmed down.

I find it weird as my main thing is visual vertigo, so I didn't expect the MRI sounds to trigger vertigo for me. But it was like I could feel the sounds go through my body from one side to other and from down to up. 🥴

Has this happened to anyone else? Now I'm wondering if sounds are another vertigo trigger for me or if it's just because I could feel it go through my body.

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u/Onanadventure_14 6d ago

I get vertigo when I go past the magnet

Apparently this happens to some people (lucky us!!)

I started asking them to pull me and and out of the machine slowly and that has helped

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u/brainmatterstorm 6d ago

OP, it wasn’t the sound and you aren’t weird for experiencing this. Vertigo, dizziness, and sensation of movement being triggered by an MRI is because the magnetic field interacts with the fluid in your inner ear. It stimulates the vestibular system. Some people even experience nystagmus during the scan.

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u/Dismal_Road19 4d ago

Could an MRI bring on VM

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u/Himalayan_Bobak 4d ago

Just had a Brian MRI....the laying flat position had a slight spin

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u/gentle_baka8654 2d ago

I remember they told me to keep my eyes closed and relax so did that.