Stiff neck, dizziness, nausea.? Hello, for the last three days, I had a stiff neck, dizziness and nausea constant headache as from time to time. When I close my eyes I can not balance and diziness worsens to the point where I can not keep my eyes closed because I start feeling weak and breathless. Does anyone know what could be the cause?
go see a doctor. but sounds like vertigo
A virus, influenza. If you live on Long Island, New York, we meningitis. Still, consult your doctor.
Go see a doctor. No one here can examine you. Something like this that lasts for three days could have serious consequences.
Perhaps a case of meningitis ... but does not matter if it is that you must go to the doctor anyway: D
Sounds like bacterial meningitis.
Go to the doctor ASAP.
if its meningitis you need to call the hospital. it doesn't look like bacterial meningitis or you'd be dead right now.
sounds like viral meningitis, which isn't as deadly, but you must go to the doctor right away.
any type of pain in the neck and nausea together ... you should go see your doctor or emergency. but again it could be an infection of the inner ear (labyrinthitis). but you should always be on the safe side. If you have nausea or vomiting for more than 48 hours is another sign to go to the emergency. and hope it helped.
Labyrinthitis-
Labyrinthitis is a balance disorder. It is an inflammatory process affecting the labyrinths that house the vestibular system (which changes direction in the head position) of the inner ear.
In addition to the balance control problems, a labyrinthitis patient may experience hearing loss and tinnitus. Labyrinthitis is caused by a virus, but it can also result from a bacterial infection, head injury, allergy or a reaction to a drug. Both bacterial and viral labyrinthitis can cause permanent hearing loss, although this is rare.
Labyrinthitis often follows an upper respiratory infection (URI).
A prominent and debilitating symptom of labyrinthitis is chronic dizziness. The vestibular system is a set of sensory data consisting of three semicircular canals, significant changes in rotation, and otoliths, sensing changes in linear motion. The brain combines visual cues with sensory involvement of the vestibular system to determine adjustments needed to keep the balance. When working properly, the vestibular system also relays information about head movement to eye muscle, forming the vestibulo-ocular reflex, to maintain continuous visual focus during motion. When the vestibular system is affected by labyrinthitis, rapid, undesired eye motion (nystagmus), often the result of bad indictions of rotation. Nausea, anxiety and a general feeling sick are common due to the distorted balance signals that the brain receives from the inner ear.
Prochlorperazine is commonly prescribed to help relieve the symptoms of dizziness and nausea
It's something you should be examined by a doctor. This is probably the flu, but the symptoms are quite similar to meningitis you may want to err on the side of caution. You did not mention fever, but if you have a fever, you go to a doctor ASAP.
Posted on March 6, 2010.