[Maria]

I sometimes get vertigo as part of an aura with my migraines. I don't know if some the reason however I get migraines isn't related to what is going on with my cervical spine. I think it is, my OSS thinks it's not. I'm not thinking all the time the migraines are related to my cervical disc situation but maybe sometimes.

I've had 2 dentists tell me that the grinding/clenching and TMJ I have is related to my spinal column from the lumbar spine up to the cervical spine (yes, I use a nightguard).

I've had ESIs now over a period of 7 years with no real vertigo spells that I could think of however the thought that it could have been the medrol makes sense to me.. could have been altho if you still experience them after you've stopped this medication then likely not the explanation. Did you ever have vertigo before your cervical surgery?

Re cervical spine surgery and vertigo.. it is an interesting query. Is this a regular symptom you have? Inner infection is usually the first thing that is ruled out re vertigo tho at the very least an examination of the inner ear should be made before rendering this diagnosis!

I personally know 2 people who have had severe vertigo episodes as well as milder episodes with no cervical complaints or history at all and have exhausted a thorough battery of diagnostic exams/testing/films including cervical MRIs and still not had a diagnosis made or actual treatment that has stopped the vertigo episodes.

Supposedly vertigo can be a symptom associated with many entities...