Fellow Vertigo Sufferers - I Need Your Help

Help me create the ultimate doctor interview guide for our community

My Story & Mission

I've been battling vertigo and dizziness for over a decade. After spending countless hours, thousands of dollars, and the rollercoaster ride of emotions with doctors who either couldn't diagnose me or couldn't treat me correctly for the first 8 years, I finally found answers.

Now I'm writing a book about this journey, and I want to interview all 14 different types of doctors I saw over the years to give current and future fellow sufferers information I wish I had many years ago. But I need YOUR help to make sure I'm asking the right questions.

Here's where you come in: I've spent hundreds of days researching, visiting tons of doctors, getting endless tests. I want to make sure my interview questions will actually help fellow sufferers navigate this maze more effectively than I did.

Your feedback will help shape questions that could save other patients years of frustration and thousands of dollars. Let's build this together!

The 14 Doctor Types I Plan to Interview

ENT

Sports Medicine

Physical Therapist

Vestibular Specialist

Neurologist

Dentist

Chiropractor

ER Doctor

General Practitioner

NeuroOphthalmologist

Dizziness Clinic

Pain Management

Mental Health

Functional Doctor

Am I missing any important doctor types? Let me know in the feedback form below!

My Interview Questions - What Do You Think?

Basics

  • What do you do?
  • Where do you work primarily?
  • What are other names you may be called that a patient may use to find you?

Vertigo/Dizziness Understanding

  • What does vertigo/dizziness mean to you? How do you define these terms?
  • Do you use vertigo and dizziness interchangeably, or do they have specific definitions?
  • Do you see many patients with this as their primary concern?
  • Do you see patients where this is discovered as a secondary concern during evaluation?

Anatomy Focus

  • What part of the body do you focus on generally?
  • What part of the body do you focus on when someone mentions vertigo/dizziness?
  • Would you say you are a specialist or generalist when it comes to anatomy and vertigo/dizziness?

Testing Approach

  • What tests do you consider when a patient presents with vertigo/dizziness?
  • What tests happen before the appointment, during the appointment, and after?
  • Can you describe these tests for patients who might be unfamiliar?

Conditions & Diagnosis

  • When someone presents with these symptoms, what possible conditions do you think about?
  • What runs through your mind in order of severity?
  • How do you explain to patients that dizziness/vertigo are symptoms of something else?

Patient Recommendations

  • Do you have recommendations for patients who just developed vertigo or chronic dizziness?
  • What advice do you have for long-time sufferers?
  • What do you tell patients who've been told "it's just anxiety"?

Thank You So Much!

Your feedback has been submitted and will help make this project invaluable for our community. Together, we can help other vertigo sufferers avoid years of frustration!

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