The spinning experience is a frightening one, especially the first time it occurs. In all likelihood you are not dying but you may have a disease known as Menière’s disease. This is an extremely unpleasant and even debilitating disease, but it will not kill you and it is not contagious.
Simply put, Menière’s is a disorder of the inner ear thought to be caused by fluctuating pressure of fluid within the ear. Approximately one in every five hundred people suffers from some degree of this condition. At present there is no cure for Menière’s, but there are various treatments to lessen or control symptoms.
