LOL, that's what they gave me, I don't use it at all, just a cane now.
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I took some tent poles and a drill and modified mine as well as two crutches. they'll work on an NBA star now!
I had vertigo and I couldn't even stand up.
I crawled across the floor to the bathroom so I could throw up.
I watched a video on doing the Epley maneuver and it really helped.
My wife had the same results.
It's safe and easy to do.
I crawled across the floor to the bathroom so I could throw up.
I watched a video on doing the Epley maneuver and it really helped.
My wife had the same results.
It's safe and easy to do.
I'm told, that if you lay a spoon flat against your throat, just under your ear, and tap it a few minutes with another spoon it helps a lot! seems to help tinnitus as well.
I have used that in the past also and it worked for me too.
Count me among the ranks of those who are glad to see you back.
I've never heard of this - awesome!
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Caribou, you have definitely been missed and I am personally glad to see you back. Aging is not for wimps!
My wife had a bad case of Vertigo caused from a car wreck. Dr said it misaligned the rocks in her head. Actually there are crystals in you ear that are supposed to be in line that helps control your balance. Hers were just scrambled. The PT did the Epply thing for a few weeks with her and it helped a lot. Still has bouts. Alot of times you can look at a person's pupils and if they are twitching back and forth, they most likely have vertigo.
That tracking back and forth was the first sign my old dog had vestibular. He had meclizine also.
When I did the Epley thing I had my head to the left and laid back. My wife said my eyes did not twitch so I did it with my head turned right and they twitched so my vertigo was on my right side and I did the moves for the right side.
The Epley maneuver is for vertigo caused by crystals forming and getting loose the the fluid of the inner ear. These crystals floating around cause incorrect messages to be sent to your brain regarding your position. I think the crystals can also impede the fluid from moving around freely as it normally does as we maintain balance. The Epley maneuver is an attempt to flush those crystals out of the inner ear canals. You do specific motions in a specific sequence, tilt head, turn head, ... in a manner that simulates the twisting/turning pathways in the inner ear. The hope is that the fluid will slosh in the directions you are turning the head so the crystals follow the channels of the inner ear and out of the canals. First step is to determine which side is blocked, because the movements are done specific for which side the blockage is on.
After just having had a stroke, Caribou's vertigo is probably not because of these crystals (although it could be - if he had a stroke AND a case of unrelated crystals at the same time). Most likely Caribou's vertigo is central in nature. Caused by an issue in the brain, not the inner ear. The Epley maneuver does not help with that kind of vertigo. There are no crystal/fluid issues at play for central vertigo.
After just having had a stroke, Caribou's vertigo is probably not because of these crystals (although it could be - if he had a stroke AND a case of unrelated crystals at the same time). Most likely Caribou's vertigo is central in nature. Caused by an issue in the brain, not the inner ear. The Epley maneuver does not help with that kind of vertigo. There are no crystal/fluid issues at play for central vertigo.
Actually Epply is designed to get the crystals lined back in order, instead of Radomly. At least that's how the wife's ENT explained it. And yes only work on certain types of vertigo. Hers was called Benign Positional Vertigo...IIRC.
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Nov 3, 2022 was the last time she posted in here.
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Thanks. I just recently found out she is alive and well posting in an Aussie thread. I'm good with that.
Well that maybe an hour or so from here
Rat cheer!!!!
Darn phone says no service half the time
Agrevating as heck to type out a comment only to find Wi-Fi has disappeared
No service. Makes me sad !!!!
As long as we know you are ok and didn't receive any water fight injuries!!
Back in the early 70’s ai was hanging out with a couple of Mormon missionariesAs long as we know you are ok and didn't receive any water fight injuries!!
It was hot, we were bored
An apartment got water trashed that day from a full all out scorched earth water fight. After we ran out of water balloons the buckets and pans were used
Had a blast mopped a lot of water
Sourdough hasn't posted since Monday.
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Yes. Tank girl is on my mind a lot.Rat cheer!!!!
Darn phone says no service half the time
Agrevating as heck to type out a comment only to find Wi-Fi has disappeared
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me too. I'd send my burner but it's a POS, it wont connect half the time in Cincinnati. you get what you pay for 6 bucks.
That many emails sitting there would make me walk with a twitch!
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Until recently, I had over 10k e-mails built up. Going back years. I finally cleared it out to only have about 5 now. Stuff that has links that I regularly look at or that I'm going to click later.That many emails sitting there would make me walk with a twitch!
That many emails sitting there would make me walk with a twitch!
I knew a guy that had every work email he had ever received. Thousands of them.
Even more astounding is he could remember he had some information in one of those emails and he could find it.
He would guess the month and year and start his search from there.
He was an instructor/tech support and he got a lot of questions.
