I had my first big attack ON a plane....however, I too was terrified of the return flight...only one out of 4 doctors said it might return...as it turned out I was absolutely fine and have never had an attack on a flight since. Good Luck

p.s. I had had a small attack a few years prior but didn't realize it was vertigo.

Did the doctor say you had it because you were on the plane?

I'm curious too. I would love to take an hour flight to Chicago to see my parents. Since I get so Dizzy from a car ride. The thought of a plane ride might crush me. I know 6 hours in a car would make me really sick and dizzy. I have Meniere's Disease/ Vertigo. I'm dizzy almost everyday even though I'm on a water pill and low salt diet. I also avoid all the triggers I can. Its so bad I can't work anymore. So for me does anybody think a plain ride would be safe?
Thank you
Jim

hi I had my first attack a month ago, BPPV. I got better after 3 days. a week later i flew an hour and 15 minutes on vaca. Flight was fine, but next day I had a 24 hours attack. Flew home 2 days later, no problem.

I am diagnoized with BPPV 6 years back and the attacks come back after every 6 months wih dizziness, nausea and vomtings for 3 to 4 days. The dizziness will continue for a month. I travelled a lot during these 6 years. Even I travelled on long distance fights continuously for 18 hours. But I never felt dizzy during flying. I feel dizzy when I changed the position of head to either right or to the left. Earlier I used to get dizziness when I get up from the bed or when I lay down on the bed. The dizziness is associated with the position of head.

In my opionion, if you keep your head straight without much changes while flying, then it shouldn't cause any dizziness. But one should always consult a doctor before flying, either short-distance or long-distance flights.

Vertigo usually occurs when i wake up from the bed or when i moved my head quickly. When i was diagnosed with vertigo i went to the doctor and he gave me medication but i felt worst after taking them.

On the bright side i found some natural remedies that helped me alot. Still comes back from time to time but there are these exercises you can do to treat it. Try out this site, it has helped me: www.cureforvertigo.net/