Dizziness While Sleeping

I too have been suffering from these same symptoms for many years. After almost 2 decades - I have had just about every test related to the ears, nose & throat & have come up "clean." The only exception is that of some scar tissue built up on my right ear due to a mishap with sticking a bobby pin in my ear @ a young age. I may add it did not puncture my ear drum though. Most recently I endured the ENT test (water balance of the ears) to see if there were "crystals" formed in the ear drum, thankfully no. It was determined however that I do have vertigo. I have MAV & PPV. MAV=Migraine Associated Vertigo, in a nutshell means one has dizziness rather than a migraine headache. The other, PPV=Paroxsymal Positional Vertigo is likely to be caused by an inner ear abnormalty & just moving a certian way (or even laying down) can trigger this. I know personally I can not lay on my right side at all. Not to mention my ear always feels "full" when it's not (like water is stuck in there) & my neck is always sore, even feels like I am carrying around a cement block on my shoulders. Out of all the ENT tests, I settled for the MAV & PPV diagnosis. BUT, recently this so called vertigo has gotten way out of control, no medication even comes close to stopping them. They even happen all night long on & off, scary feeling to be sleeping & then all of a sudden a jerk of a dizzy spell forms. Basically I am having the exact same symptoms as yourself. I felt compelled to write to you & let you know that I will be seeking a neuro doc on July 28th (as I am begining to now feel it's all nerve related since my fingers & feet will tingle occasionally) & I will certianally do my best to keep you posted. Sorry to hear someone else suffers with these symptoms, as I wouldn't wish these on my worst enemy!

I have the same problem........... Just recently within last two years I feel like I am fainting (very strong feeling) in my sleep. It is sooo strong that it wakes me up. It's scary.... It comes and goes, two weeks straight then it stops for a while, then maybe once or twice and stops again. I am trying to research t on the internet right now. I think we need to see a cardiologist, or neourologist(spelling).

CERVICAL VERTIGO -------- can be caused initially by any injury to head or neck for example car accidents slips or falls can even be caused by your chiropractor. usually lasts for one or two weeks or just about the time you finally get around to seeing your doctor. this can reoccur and is usually from placing your body in an uncomfortable position like bent over under the hood of your car or painting your ceiling. Please see a doctor because cervical vertigo can also be due to compression of the artery which may cut off blood flow causing stroke.

I have suffered with this for years. I found this on the net and truely believe this IS my problem. There is an exercise you can do to help get a bit of releif called the Epley manuever. I was never so glad as to find this finally!!What is BPPV? (ALERT! Epic Discourse ahead!)

The main balance organ is in the middle ear. There are three fluid-filled rings called the semicircular canals. These rings are in the three main planes - horizontal, vertical, and frontal. As you move around or move your head, the fluid flows in these rings signalling the direction of movement to the brain. The way this happens is this. In each ring there are groups of tiny hairs sticking up into the fluid. Sitting atop these hairs are tiny little crystals called "otoliths." Yep! Ear rocks. As your head moves the weight of these crystal causes the hairs to sway back and forth and signal movement back to the brain.

Sometimes the little crystals come loose and float freely in the semicircular canal. When the head moves in the right way (into the right position) the crystal falls rapidly in the ring and causes a sensation of whirling or falling or a giant, fast movement.
The whirling sensation only lasts several seconds, but for several seconds after that you can see objects appearing to "bat" back and forth. Everyone uses different terms to liken what the sensation is. Then the room settles down an you feel very diagreeable for the next several hours.

The crystals can come loose spontaneously - it is common as we age. Or they can be knowed loose by a snap of the head, whiplash, a good bonk on the noggin, etc. I knew a woman who got struck in the head by a little peice of candy, but she saw it coming and reflexly snapped her head out of the way giving herself a minor whiplash injury & BPPV. I brought on an episode after cleaning the garage and had a spasm of violent sneezing.

When you have BPPV you find that certain positions seem to bring it on. (like bending over and turning your head to look up under a table. Or leaning your head way back to look straight up. Sometimes it's only at night when you roll into the right position and awaken right in the middle of the whirling. Between attacks often you may just feel a little unstable in space or spacey. The crystals often replace themselves. If they don't they can be treated almost 100% of the time by a series of rotational manuevers called the Epley Maneuvers. (BTW Dr. Epley is my personal vertigo physician ) Untreated some people suffer periodically for decades.

I have the same problem now.
This monday, while sleeping, when I shifted my head towards the right, the room started to spin.
I now could only sleep straight or to my left.
When I was young, I had a check-up that mentioned one of the "otholiths" came off, and sometimes I would experience dizzyness.
But it has not occurred from then on till now, about 15 years later.
I had a ear infection about 3 months ago which has already gone away.
But I suspect that all these has been occurring because I flew when I had a very bad cold that causes my ear to be blocked (For almost 2 days on both side of the ear).
Is there any cure?

I have the same problem now.
This monday, while sleeping, when I shifted my head towards the right, the room started to spin.
I now could only sleep straight or to my left.
When I was young, I had a check-up that mentioned one of the "otholiths" came off, and sometimes I would experience dizzyness.
But it has not occurred from then on till now, about 15 years later.
I had a ear infection about 3 months ago which has already gone away.
But I suspect that all these has been occurring because I flew when I had a very bad cold that causes my ear to be blocked (For almost 2 days on both side of the ear).
Is there any cure?

I feel like I'm at my wits end, I'll be sleeping and suddenly wakened and I'm dizzy while sleeping!!! I go for an ENG this Wednesday. They think I have BPPV. This happens sometimes night after night. Sometimes I feel nauseaus
and sometimes not. I feel like my right ear is full at times and my neck is sore.
I do have anxiety however, how can dizziness occur when sleeping? I'm doing nothing to provoke it.