Since my vertigo attack in January, I have been able to receive a partial diagnosis and achieved an approximation of normalcy through time and PT exercises. However, I have a strange symptom that no one has been able to explain, and I am wondering if any other patients have similar experiences. At night, after lying down for an hour or so on my right side, when I turn over to my left, there is a distinct 3-7 second sensation in the center of my head of something slowly shifting from the right to the left. It does not occur when I turn from my left to my right, only from right to left -- However, my Doctors have clearly identified my vertigo as a "left side" problem -- inner ear hypofunction, loss of hearing, diminished vision, etc. Wondering if anyone else has or has had a similar symptom?
Gary
Hi Gary,
I have just googled 'strange shifting sensation in my head when lying down' and your post here came up. I thought we could compare symptoms and wondered if you had found out what it was? I have not suffered from vertigo or dizziness just this strange heavy shifting feeling over to the side that I'm lying on. Then when I turn over, a slow shifting back over to the other side. My nose blocks on the side I'm lying on and my ear feels pressure, then as I turn it slowly moves over. This together with numb arms and night sweating makes for very disturbed nights. I have a doctors appointment soon. Last time I went I was given a spray for postnasal drip but it just made my nasal passages even dryer and gave me a sore throat and had no effect on the shifting sensation. I looked up postnasal drip and I don't really think it is that as I don't have the symptoms. It's a mystery. I hope you have had more luck getting to the bottom of this. Please let me know if you have and I'll let you know if I get anywhere. Thanks,
Michele
