A Dizzy Blonde...Again
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
April 16, 2016 7:14am CST
While in the pool waiting for my “Water Aerobics Class” to start, I was chatting with some friends and lost my footing and went under the water, it was a creepy feeling and an uncomfortable one because I couldn't stand up. I knew there was a string of floats marking a lane in the pool next to me and I reached for it and got back on my feet, My friends were on their way to me to help and when I popped up they asked if I was alright. The answer was I don't know.... I told them what it felt like and we talked about symptoms but had no idea what was going on. The dizzy feeling went away, I got a spot near the pool wall and enjoyed the exercise, no other symptoms....
The next morning I swept the kitchen floor and shook the rugs outside. When I bent over with the dust pan to clean up the little pile of stuff on the floor, I almost fell in the kitchen trash can. I was dizzy...
And I realized I had Vertigo again. (the vertigo was the reason I went under the water in the pool.) Vertigo is a sensation of spinning that is related to problems with the inner ear.
The first time I had no idea what was going on as I bounced off the walls. Walking was difficult because the house was spinning. I phoned my doctor and told him what was happening and he saw me on the spot.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is what I had, I was told to look on YouTube for a demonstration of the Epley Maneuver. It was easy and I was better in 24 hours.
It happened around this past Christmas again. Every few minutes I felt dizzy.
I found the video below, got to my bed and piled pillows to get the right angles to do the Epley Maneuver (video) from YouTube. (see below)
It worked and I feel much better today.
Have you had Vertigo?
It is certainly a strange feeling to be that dizzy! It reminds me of the house spinning in the movie The Wizard of OZ.
http://www.FauquierENT.net - Video demonstrates how the Epley maneuver is performed to treat POSTERIOR canal BPPV affecting the right ear. Animation showing ...
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@sgbrown (1638)
• United States
16 Apr 16
I am glad you were ok and had friends around to help! Yes, I have had vertigo twice. I had an inner ear infection and didn't know it. I got so dizzy I began throwing up and couldn't stop. Hubby took me to the ER and they couldn't make me stop until they knocked me out. I had to spend the night in the hospital! That has been many years ago and it hasn't bothered me since. I do hope to never have that happen again! I am glad you are feeling better. Take care of yourself and be careful!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
Wow, I'm glad I didn't get sick to my stomach. That would have been awful. It was scary the first time and in the water it never even crossed my mind, but the dizziness the next day made me think how lucky I was when it happened in the pool... Glad it has reoccurred to you.
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@sgbrown (1638)
• United States
17 Apr 16
@PainsOnSlate It has been many years since I drank enough to get the "bed spins" and throw up, but that is exactly what it felt like. I'm glad you didn't get sick from it! :)
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@LadyDuck (502372)
• Italy
17 Apr 16
@PainsOnSlate Sometimes it helps, but not all the time. When the vertigo is more serious, he has to take medications, he is not even able to get up from the bed.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Apr 16
@LadyDuck That sounds awful. at least I can get rid of mine with the video and its gone for a long time...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
There are many different vertigo, the Eply maneuver works on BPPV which is what I have... I hope it helps your husband.
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Apr 16
I have only had it once and I hope I never experience that again. Its a scary feeling to me. I am glad your feeling better!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Apr 16
It was scary the first time but finding out what it was has taken the scary part away. Using the video is an easy fix for my type of vertigo. There are many different types ...
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
18 Apr 16
I have never suffered vertigo - scary that it hit you in a swimming pool
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
18 Apr 16
@PainsOnSlate hope it doesn't happen again or too often
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Apr 16
Even I didn't know what happened in the pool, it was a mystery until later.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
16 Apr 16
i'm so glad that yer doc told'ja 'f this video, 'tis most helpful. what a horrifyin' ''xperience to've had't the pool! nothin' like feelin' yer drownin' 'long with the other :(
i'd ne'er gotten vertigo 'til i got 'floxed'. it mostly strikes with curves'n the road, turnin' any direction'n foot 't a usually normal pace, etc. houses 'n floors spinnin' aint my idea'f a good time. that bein' said though, i do prefer those to the roadway turnin' upside down.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
17 Apr 16
@PainsOnSlate i hope so, too. nobody seems to comprehend the cause'f such?? i'm beginnin' to think 'tis linked to the benign cysts'n my brain (proud owner'f 14 't last count). think that's the troubles with the speech/walkin 'n such also. all're worse with barometric pressure changes. my theory? causes those tissues to swell 'n put pressure where it ought not.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
18 Apr 16
@crazyhorseladycx Barometric pressure can be a pain at times. (I said the B word and Mylot wouldn't let me post it...) My middle son had migraines (thank goodness grew out of it) but a change in the weather would trigger the little guy at about the age of 5...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Apr 16
Yikes. I drove home from the Y that afternoon and thankfully it was a straight as an arrow road... It would be really creepy to have the earth move under my car... I hope you can find a fix for yourself.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
This video was the best one I've used. If you need it, it will help.
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
16 Apr 16
OH gosh...the owner of the quilt shop has been having bouts of vertigo. I don't think I could stand it. I had a sinus drainage problem not long ago that was making me dizzy and nauseous due to the dizziness. I got a nose spray prescription and thank the good Lord, I've not had any more issues with it.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
Glad to hear you found a fix. The Vertigo is fixed with the video maneuver fir me. There was more than a year between the first and second and a few months between the last two. I hope it stays away for a long time.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Apr 16
I'm sorry about your mom, my daughter's MIL killed herself by not drinking anything until it was too late when the family realized it... If you ever get vertigo, give the video a try because it really works on this type of vertigo...
@karjatwala (1120)
• Pune, India
16 Apr 16
Luckily there were friends with you who helped you out immediately. you should take caution till the problem is straightened out. Or stay in safe places till then.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
I was able to fix it with the video but I never know when it will happen again.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
There were lifeguards on duty and a few friends near enough to grab me but I managed to find my feet...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
I am never happy when hit with dizziness...
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
16 Apr 16
I'm glad the Epley manoeuvre worked For you... I hope the Bppv. Goes away again without nothering you any more...
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
That would be intimidating. I have only ever suffered from vertigo when I have had a fever. Then, laying on the bed, the entire room would spin around me.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
That bed spinning makes me want to be sick to my stomach. At least I don't notice that with vertigo.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
17 Apr 16
I guess its something a lot of people go through, its not pleasant but knowing how to make it better is a good thing.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
16 Apr 16
Yikes, Getting old is a fast trip to hell or it seems like it some days. I hope you are living well with your age. Never give up!
