I was just diagnosed with chiari malformation type 1. my herniation is 10mm and all i have is vertigo. will this eventually get worse and kill me?

Needs more workup: Although present at birth this is often not detected until the teen years or later. Those with prominent symptoms also have developed a bag like structure called a syrinx within the spinal cord. You should have this explored. People who have symptoms a herniation to this extent often need the base of their skull widened to stop the symptoms. Symptoms are likely to progress.The extent is unknown.