VERTIGO: Anyone trying to recover & get riding again?
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VERTIGO: Anyone trying to recover & get riding again?
Late last June Vertigo(BPPV) overtook me
while I was finishing up a job on my computer. It put me in the hospital for
two days and will cost me some major mazuma-- but a month later,
I am doing much better.
Except.... even after experiencing long spells of good balance,
I can still suddenly lose corrective response on the one side or the other & just fall.
I'm wondering if I can learn to use bicycle forward momentum to compensate
while I continue to watch for improvement.
Any Vertigators with sage advice?
There have been some perfect days here in Kansas City.
Two hard rains have swept the roads clear of dust & debris.
I notice all two wheeled traffic with irritation & some envy.
Fairness has nothing to do with it.
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while I was finishing up a job on my computer. It put me in the hospital for
two days and will cost me some major mazuma-- but a month later,
I am doing much better.
Except.... even after experiencing long spells of good balance,
I can still suddenly lose corrective response on the one side or the other & just fall.
I'm wondering if I can learn to use bicycle forward momentum to compensate
while I continue to watch for improvement.
Any Vertigators with sage advice?
There have been some perfect days here in Kansas City.
Two hard rains have swept the roads clear of dust & debris.
I notice all two wheeled traffic with irritation & some envy.
Fairness has nothing to do with it.
.
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My problems with vertigo have been relatively minor. When it does act up I can fix it with the Epley Maneuver. Look it up on YouTube.
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Thanks. I've watched at least a dozen of the Epley videos and they make sense
but I would need assistance for a maneuver like that.
The self-help versions have done a good job on me. Dr Foster's & several others.
Does it ever reoccur suddenly while you are riding?
but I would need assistance for a maneuver like that.
The self-help versions have done a good job on me. Dr Foster's & several others.
Does it ever reoccur suddenly while you are riding?
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older post, but new member- I have Meniere's- Eppley is not an option. I had a vertigo attack on the bike oh- 5 years ago now and hadn't ridden since, I run, but don't ride... then in November we rented me a trike on vacation after a friend had recommended it- upright trike. I am in heaven.. I can ride with no more worries than if I'm sitting in a chair.. So far so good. I bounce off walls more than fall over thankfully. when the world starts spinnign and I'm on 2 feet I stop, and sit if possible, or if there is something nearby grab onto it- even if it is the wall. planning to buy a 7 speed trike in the spring to use to commute (upright as I am not a huge fan of recumbent positioning for me)
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Not a doctor, don't play one.
I've had two vertigo episodes three years apart, and I'm still searching (not me on the internet-doctors and tests) for a cause/diagnosis. Both times, I've had enouigh warning to stop what I was doing before I became a disoriented, puking, miserable mess.
After the first, I spent a month going lightly--no solo rides, and avoided the mountains. A month out this time. I've been riding, more inside than out, and will start skiing as soon as the snow justifies it.
I would love to find a reason and a fix, but that failing, I think I'll keep on living.
I've had two vertigo episodes three years apart, and I'm still searching (not me on the internet-doctors and tests) for a cause/diagnosis. Both times, I've had enouigh warning to stop what I was doing before I became a disoriented, puking, miserable mess.
After the first, I spent a month going lightly--no solo rides, and avoided the mountains. A month out this time. I've been riding, more inside than out, and will start skiing as soon as the snow justifies it.
I would love to find a reason and a fix, but that failing, I think I'll keep on living.
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I have a Doctor ( M.D. ) in our area that prefers to practise Naturalpathic ways,
He's cured a few friends of mine for vertigo. He treats it as a bacteria or parasite.
If you're interested contact me thru P.M.
Cheers
He's cured a few friends of mine for vertigo. He treats it as a bacteria or parasite.
If you're interested contact me thru P.M.
Cheers
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Not a doctor, don't play one.
I've had two vertigo episodes three years apart, and I'm still searching (not me on the internet-doctors and tests) for a cause/diagnosis. Both times, I've had enouigh warning to stop what I was doing before I became a disoriented, puking, miserable mess.
After the first, I spent a month going lightly--no solo rides, and avoided the mountains. A month out this time. I've been riding, more inside than out, and will start skiing as soon as the snow justifies it.
I would love to find a reason and a fix, but that failing, I think I'll keep on living.
I've had two vertigo episodes three years apart, and I'm still searching (not me on the internet-doctors and tests) for a cause/diagnosis. Both times, I've had enouigh warning to stop what I was doing before I became a disoriented, puking, miserable mess.
After the first, I spent a month going lightly--no solo rides, and avoided the mountains. A month out this time. I've been riding, more inside than out, and will start skiing as soon as the snow justifies it.
I would love to find a reason and a fix, but that failing, I think I'll keep on living.
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200-holy crap. I can't imagine how you endured it.
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As someone once said- you endure what you need to because you want to live... and eventually hopefully things get better and in my case they did... For some of my patients I have no idea how they go through what they do on a daily basis either.