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Old 01-30-2014, 10:48 AM
fish85 fish85 is offline
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Default Vertigo vs. Dizziness

So, I've come to the realization over the past couple of days that one of my lingering symptoms, which I thought was just dizziness, is in fact vertigo. I always thought vertigo was the "extreme sensation" that the whole room is spinning around you and didn't know that vertigo is also the sensation where you feel like your head feels like it is spinning as well.

Largely, I feel the vertigo sensation mostly when I am sitting down and am reading/sitting in class/on my phone/etc (largely over-stimulating experiences I'm assuming). I've been doing vestibular therapy exercises for the past three weeks, while I've seen a lot of improvement with my "pressure headaches" in the back of my head and neck, I have seen little (if any) noticeable improvement in this spinning sensation/vertigo.

I generally try to limit my computer time to one hour at a time (sometimes its required for school), however, I can sit in front of the TV I feel like all day if I wanted to without getting a headache but having the vertigo sensation come and go. I don't sit in front of the TV all day, but I'm wondering, in general, is this counter productive to my recovery? As in, while i'm not "making things worst" is this really harming me in the sense where I'm gradually trying to re-train/force my brain and vestibular system to be used to watching TV more?

I know there are a lot of causes for vertigo, but I'm wondering if anyone can share their specific experiences with this symptom? I'll be going to my first doctor visit (ENT) in a few weeks and trying to figure out my best approach for tackling this symptom and dealing with the underlining reasons causing this symptom.

While I feel like most of my symptoms over the past month have been largely physical vs cognitive deficiencies, I'm wondering to what degree this vertigo is still largely due to my concussion, or potentially from a neck issue or even maybe jaw damage (TMJ related). I know TMJ issues can mirror most of the physical side effects of a concussion; does anyone have any specific experience with dealing with TMJ?
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