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allisonjane
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Hi all. Wondering if anybody has gotten vertigo before. Had a terrible bout of it yesterday (first time!) along with pulsatile tinnitus (can hear my blood rushing in my ear). Then I read online that PsA can erode your inner ear and cause some of these symptoms (along with hearing loss...). Does anyone here get that?
bumster Member
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Hi allisonjane I am so sorry you have to go thru that but I have been suffering from PSA for better part of 20 yrs and thru those yrs I have seen my hearing loss and my eyes now are a problem gonna talk to my rhumy in march, but when our immune system is out of control we never know what is gonna happen it's tough to live with but I hope you have a better wk take care
Eileen14700 Member
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Dizziness is beyond awful to cope with,
allisonjane Member
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Thanks to you both for your comments. Will definitely discuss with my rheumatologist, and I have an appointment (6 months from now - ha!) with an ENT. So we’ll see! Vertigo only lasted a day, so cold be much worse 😀
Leanne Donaldson Member
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Hello
allisonjane Member
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Thanks Leanne. That’s what my GP is wondering about too (inflammation damaging the inner ear). I guess we’ll see! That is also for the tip about the meds. My GP did prescribe it so if it comes back I’ll try it out. The good news is I started Humira a few weeks back, and it seems like it. Ivette actually be working, so fingers crossed it slows any further damage down 😀
goodjaz Member
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Hi AllisonJane - I was dx'd with PsA 2 years ago (after many years of an incorrect diagnosis) and have an ongoing probewith vertigo. About 20 years ago, I had it nonstop for 3.5 months. I would even wake up at night with the room spinning. I also have a low resting heart rate (48 at my last ECG) and I've started wondering if that could also be causing the dizziness. I'm having a PsA flare now and have also been having more frequent vertigo, so I've wondered if the PsA and vertigo are related. Meclizine can help with the dizziness, but it makes me comatose. I'd rather be dizzy than unable to keep my eyes open for more than 5 minutes. I did physical therapy a few times for it and that did seem to help. Ask your doctor for a PT referral so see if that might help. With PT, the therapist will help you figure out what your triggers are and how to avoid them or how to deal with them. I found it useful.
Good luck! It's hard to explain to someone who hasn't suffered from vertigo how scary and disorienting it can be.