Thanks very much for that suggestion, Richard. I’ll ask my GP about that. A few years back, he diagnosed (with a cursory exam) BPPV, and suggested getting an Epley maneuver by a physio. I had that 5 or 6 times without improvement. I also saw an ear, nose, & throat specialist, and he didn’t help either.@Otter, what you've described is called Mineires Disease. My late uncle had it. Comes and goes in waves, doesn't it ?
I tried progressive lenses and hated them. They made me queasy.Thanks very much for that suggestion, Richard. I’ll ask my GP about that. A few years back, he diagnosed (with a cursory exam) BPPV, and suggested getting an Epley maneuver by a physio. I had that 5 or 6 times without improvement. I also saw an ear, nose, & throat specialist, and he didn’t help either.
BPPV: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/vertigo/symptoms-causes/syc-20370055
But my vertigo is mainly triggered by head movement, and is momentary, and since I recently switched from progressive glasses to plain distance-only glasses, my balance is not bad.
My new eye doc said that people with double vision like me, often have balance issues with progressives. She said my eye muscles are constantly trying to fuse the two images from my two eyes into one image, and the multiple corrections in progressive lenses are yet another challenge to my eye-vestibular-brain functioning.
They do take a bit of getting used to. Mine have a huge sweet spot so I can see the podium computer and the kids in class at the same time.I tried progressive lenses and hated them. They made me queasy.
wife has Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), which occurs when calcium crystals come loose from their normal location in the inner ear. Not rare in folks over 60.Epley maneuver
In the last 5 months I've had 3 episodes of feeling nauseous and dizzy after lying on my back under my boat trailer looking up working on the lights. It's horible, taking 2 or 3 days to clear up completely.Sounds like me. Here's one for you, RCF: Try working on the plumbing under the sink. Lay on your back under the sink, looking this way and that while you're wrenching. That's one of the worst "seasick" vision things I've had. Apparently, I have issues with my balance structure in my middle ear (vestibular system), as well as issues with my vision. Those two systems love to gang up together. As my late mom used to say, "lotsa fun!"
I think that's happened to me a few times recently. It sucks.@Otter, what you've described is called Mineires Disease. My late uncle had it. Comes and goes in waves, doesn't it ?
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