Vertigo....

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited April 2008 in The Clubhouse
Hello

Was wondering if any you have Vertigo? My wife got a bad episode yesterday while driving to work, had to go pick her up on the highway.....She was just completely disorientated, couldn't open her eyes, it was pretty scary. She had gotten it one time before quite awhile ago.

Theres quite a bit of info on the web of course but was just seeing if anyone here had it or was able to treat it fairly well...

Thanks
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  • apc
    apc Posts: 779
    edited April 2008
    They gave me Antivert when it happened to me once. Never has returned. Hope she is the same way.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited April 2008
    I have been living with vertigo / BPPV for years. physical therapy did a far better job than any Rx from a Dr.

    There are different types of exercises / treatments depending on which canal in the inner ear is causing the problem.
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  • apc
    apc Posts: 779
    edited April 2008
    Here's a link to a page devoted to Vertigo, but you may not want to watch the animation.

    http://www.ivertigo.net/
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
    Im not sure if it's vertigo but sometimes I get messed up when I am walking on a patterned or tiled floor and I have to catch my step like I am falling. It's like my brain sees a drop or a step down where there is none.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2008
    Have your wife see a physician--sometimes these symptoms can be "mini" strokes, and that's not something to play with. Seriously.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited April 2008
    Agreed. This is certainly not a time for self-diagnosis.
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited April 2008
    I just got this video link this morning:

    http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562
    Try to watch it in full screen :eek:
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  • del44
    del44 Posts: 686
    edited April 2008
    I've had a total of 3 episodes, but it's been about 3 years since the last one. I went to a specialist, did some hearing tests. They did give me a series of drawings on how i should turn and twist my head to get the "whatever' out, of the ear canal. It is scary when it happens. makes me very naucious. I have to lie down, before I fall down.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2008
    Hello again,

    Thanks for all the input, she's doing fine now, was pretty much back to normal the next day. She did go to the doctor and this is what their diagnosis was:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinthitis

    Hopefully it won't get worse.....
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2008
    Does your wife carry a very large hammer, wear a giant nose ring or have horns?
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Does your wife carry a very large hammer, wear a giant nose ring or have horns?

    Only when shes pissed at me:)
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited April 2008
    cool, as long as she got checked out by a Doc, because while it seemed like vertigo/inner ear balance issues was the culprit just from the description, Steve had a hell of a point
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