How long after you eat a trigger food do you become dizzy? I feel like whenever I eat I immediately get an “attack” of dizziness. I am starting to wonder if the act of chewing is moving something in my ear and causing vertigo.
Could be lymphatic pressure. I get increased tinnitus after some meals.
I have a theory MAV= fistula + secondary hydrops (elevated pressure in ear). The almost healed fistula is closed unless the pressure excedes a certain point after which a leak occurs causing you to feel dizzy. A big leak might give you a spinning sensation. An alternative explanation could be the elevated pressure is bearing down on neurons giving you the same sensation. However why is there over pressure in the first place? Because of the fistula and intermittent leak. This periodic leakage and upset to the pressure regulation is why I believe this condition is chronic.
Think about it, of all possible injuries to occur to the inner ear, so well protected in bone, a fistula is the most likely as the windows are exposed to the ‘outside world’ in the middle ear.
The reason few doctors diagnose fistulas is because there is no reliable test for them. However the symptoms seem to fit the model very well. There was a period during which doctors more freely diagnosed them back in the 80’s but the lack of a definitive test cause this diagnosis to become controversial. I believe they went too far and they were right in the first place.
Have you considered your diet? Try naturally diuretic foods.