Magnification
- Thread starter Steve Vaughn
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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.
I tried progressive lenses and hated them. They made me queasy.
wanderingrichard
Life of the Party
It's worth exploring. For my uncle it was debilitating. We had to go rescue him from the roadside twice.
He willingly turned in his drivers license, which had to be really tough for him since he'd owned a Chrysler dealership for over 50 years.
He willingly turned in his drivers license, which had to be really tough for him since he'd owned a Chrysler dealership for over 50 years.
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.
Whereas a vertigo attack rarely happens, when it does I perform the Epley manuver on her, which immediately clears it up.
And can also perform it yourself.
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.
I think that's happened to me a few times recently. It sucks.
I know we're off topic, but this is health stuff. I get the spins, vertigo, any time I walk up to a cliff, get near the roof edge, ect. I used to climb, but can't go near a cliff without being really cautious any more.
Surveying, I would bend down to clean out the monument case in the intersection, and whenever I stood up I would get the spins (fun with traffic). My doctor said it was my low blood pressure or maybe low blood sugar at the time, but I'm not so sure anymore.
It is disconcerting and I empathize with those that deal with stuff like this, be careful out there.
Surveying, I would bend down to clean out the monument case in the intersection, and whenever I stood up I would get the spins (fun with traffic). My doctor said it was my low blood pressure or maybe low blood sugar at the time, but I'm not so sure anymore.
It is disconcerting and I empathize with those that deal with stuff like this, be careful out there.
Westfly Refugee
Steelhead
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If you need something to help when fishing, I'd recommend "Hat Eyes". Made in USA and durable. The frame is constructed out of metal, not plastic like other hat magnifiers. They come in multiple magnifications. Great for tying on little flies, tippets, reading at camp etc. Ive got a few pairs going on 15 plus years. They used to be easy to locate in all the fly shops but not anymore. Feather-Craft Fly Fishing and Amazon, still carry them though.
Happy Holidays.
Bob
Happy Holidays.
Bob
