angus63
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Was out fishing Tues morning when all of a sudden my world changed. My field of view tilted, my eyes were not controllable, and I was stubling and falling with every step. I became nauseated and first thought was I was having a stroke. When we throttled down and got back in the bay, the symptoms subsided as long as I was still. If I moved, I would get out of whack immeditely. Blood pressure 125 over 65. Sugar 110. Pulse 80. What the hell.
Back at the dock after about 2 hr ride back and still same. Crew wants me to go to ER but I wanna just get home and lie down. Haven't been to Dr or ER in 20 yrs and I like it that way.
Wake up Wed morning and just as bad. Actually fell out of the shower shampooing my head. Wife demands I go to Dr. Call my wife's dr and he is indisposed till Thur. Spend Wed on couch. Feel fine when I am still.
Thurs see the dr and diagnoses me with BPV. Benign positional vertigo. Little crystals dislodge from inner ear and make their way to the balance tubes in middle ear. Crystals move at a different rate than the fluid and send your brain mixed signals about the acceleration and position of your head. Your eyes and head try to compensate which is why you feel like you are tilted and spinning when you are not.
No cars or boats until this passes. Meds (Antivert) makes it tolerable but I get real drowsy.
Gonna be laid up for a bit. Glad it wasn't more serious.
Anyone ever experience this? More common than I thought apparently after reading up on it. Reading and writing is exhausting with this, so all my future posts will be very short.
Back at the dock after about 2 hr ride back and still same. Crew wants me to go to ER but I wanna just get home and lie down. Haven't been to Dr or ER in 20 yrs and I like it that way.
Wake up Wed morning and just as bad. Actually fell out of the shower shampooing my head. Wife demands I go to Dr. Call my wife's dr and he is indisposed till Thur. Spend Wed on couch. Feel fine when I am still.
Thurs see the dr and diagnoses me with BPV. Benign positional vertigo. Little crystals dislodge from inner ear and make their way to the balance tubes in middle ear. Crystals move at a different rate than the fluid and send your brain mixed signals about the acceleration and position of your head. Your eyes and head try to compensate which is why you feel like you are tilted and spinning when you are not.
No cars or boats until this passes. Meds (Antivert) makes it tolerable but I get real drowsy.
Gonna be laid up for a bit. Glad it wasn't more serious.
Anyone ever experience this? More common than I thought apparently after reading up on it. Reading and writing is exhausting with this, so all my future posts will be very short.