Members bluesboy Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 Title says it all... anybody have or had bouts of vertigo? how did you deal with it? did any medicine help, etc? im an unbalanced mofo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JnBroadbent Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 I remember a high school teacher had. What a bitch she was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skaaks Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 Title says it all... anybody have or had bouts of vertigo? how did you deal with it? did any medicine help, etc? im an unbalanced mofo Make sure to get it checked out by a specialist and possibly get an MRI. I was having some dizzy spells at one point a few years back and my doctor said I had vertigo. I went to an inner ear specialist and they did all kinds of tests. Turns out, it was a brain tumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted September 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 ha... doesnt help me. its usually when i lay down or turn my head a certain way. It all started about a month ago when i went on vacation. Ive been pretty ok until I went to the amusement park on sunday... bad idea apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted September 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 Make sure to get it checked out by a specialist and possibly get an MRI. I was having some dizzy spells at one point a few years back and my doctor said I had vertigo. I went to an inner ear specialist and they did all kinds of tests. Turns out, it was a brain tumor. that's what im afraid of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K-Bizzle Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 Hello Hello Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarded_1 Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 I have had it for many years...back to high school. Some bouts have been very mild, and a few have been F'd up. The doctor told me that even my worst case was nothing compared to some people who are confined to bed for a month and constantly vomit. I get it once or twice a year, and alcohol most definitely aggravates it. I went to see an ear nose and throat doctor (as well as regular physicians) and they all tell me that people who have vertigo usually have it off and on for the rest of their lives...no real diagnosis. It sucks from time to time, but I can deal with it just fine. No medication has helped me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesboy Posted September 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 I have had it for many years...back to high school. Some bouts have been very mild, and a few have been F'd up. The doctor told me that even my worst case was nothing compared to some people who are confined to bed for a month and constantly vomit. I get it once or twice a year, and alcohol most definitely aggravates it. I went to see an ear nose and throat doctor (as well as regular physicians) and they all tell me that people who have vertigo usually have it off and on for the rest of their lives...no real diagnosis. It sucks from time to time, but I can deal with it just fine. No medication has helped me. yeah, both my aunt and my grandmother had it really bad, and im alot like them in many ways. ive been trying bonine with little success, and some antihistamines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spoonie g Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 strangely enough a lot of people surrounding my band have (including a former bass player)? coincidence? you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members karlw Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 I had a bout of it once on Christmas Eve, like two years ago. It was horrible. I ended up getting taken to the hospital, and I got some kind of shot that seemed to start getting me straightened out. Then some pills - sorry I don't remember what - but they pretty much knocked me out for an entire 24 hours. I think mine was caused by a virus, so it was short lived but very very acute. I've never felt anything like it. If I turned my head, I had to puke. If I even looked sideways, I had to puke. Needless to say, it didn't take long before there was nothing to puke up. My father in law has more of what you are probably talking about - long term chronic vertigo. So far, the doctors haven't been able to pin down the cause. Alcohol aggravates it, but he still has a beer or a glass of wine now and then. Just got a cane to help him keep his balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tommythelurker Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 It can be caused by a variety of things including tumor, virus or infection etc. like others have mentioned. But one cause that I've found that I thought was interesting was calcium deposits in the eustachian tubes. This is common if you're lying down and turn your head or something like that. These little bits of calcium fall when you move causing the fluid to flow as if you were moving a different way resulting in that dizzy feeling. No real cure but I found some info about a treatment where you turn your head certain ways to get the calcium out of the tubes which is supposed to help temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Angel Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 What's f'd up is that Cherokees don't get it, so they rock the highrise construction. That's a very strange adaptation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 Title says it all... anybody have or had bouts of vertigo? how did you deal with it? did any medicine help, etc? im an unbalanced mofo I've had some equalibreum probs for a while now. Medicine doesn't help. Had an MRI done and nothing showed up. Doctors think it is an inner ear/nerve thing. Kind of annoying. Doesn't bother when active, mainly when standing or moving slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wolfspider Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 strangely enough a lot of people surrounding my band have (including a former bass player)? coincidence? you decide. No, you're poisoning this people :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 3, 2008 Members Share Posted September 3, 2008 The worst part for me is that my legs/feet get tired from constantly re-balancing, especially doing 4-hour gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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