vestibular neuronitis and diplopia
Ages since I have been on to these forums but have found this thread interesting (and comforting). A UK PPL/IR of many years, now under training in the US for a full FAA CPL/IR in order to take up a corporate flying job in Mexico (well it's different!).
Obviously grounded myself immediately this all became clear.
Basically I have been experiencing vestibular neuronitis and diplopia for about 7 months. The latter is vertical double vision.
After months of going around in circles (allergic response, anxiety, BPPV) after a recent very thorough MRI scan (brain, neck, ears and arteries) the GP has ruled out everything else other than Vestibular Neuronitis.
The attacks were always short (< 2 mins) and are now even shorter and tend to be double vision 4 or 5 times as often as vertigo (I 'fall' to the left!). Vertigo now isn't accompanied by nystagmus (eye flicking to the right, in my case). Double vision is stopped as soon as I lean my head to the right!
Have seen a neuro-opthomologist, the neuro specialist at the hospital where my MRI scan was taken and some great informal advice from Flying Dutch.
What comforted (if you see what I mean!) me on this thread was the time that some of you guys have had this problem because much of the literature suggests it clears in a few weeks.
Taking large doses of Vitamin B which does seem to be improving things.
The big questions that I am hoping to answer here is whether there is a realistic hope that this will go away and I can return to flying, and, indeed, if the diagnosis is correct?