Guest guest Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hello, Group! My mother, 74, has been experiencing vertigo & it's getting worse. Any suggestions? Here's the background: She's a insulin dependent diabetic who has recently undergone a laminectamy, infected lung & due to the vertigo, passed out and fell into an old-fashioned electric wall heater. Due to unconciousness, she did not have a flinch response so she stayed in contact with the heater instead of instinctively pulling back & seared. She spent 2 weeks in an intensive burn unit. Her healing metabolism is quite slow because of atrophy prior to the burning (and diabetes). Before any of this happened, she would experience occasional bouts of dizzyness & more than once because of this, soft tissue/impact trauma from falling. As an L.M.T., I took care of that damage. However, the dizzyness bouts are more frequent, stronger now & lasting longer. As I understand what I've been told by the doctors, there are some little balls that roll aroung in our inner ear canals that send feedback, due to their positioning, so that we may maintain our balance with the incoming sensory information, thus affecting a " gyroscope " effect. As we get older, evidently the balls inside can become stuck, giving false feedback & causing us to be anything but stable. The previous/convential treatment was to lay her on the side while the head was turned in certain patterns as well as come " sit, fall & catch " kinesthetics. One treatment was effective/worked for months at a time! That was then. Lately, its gotten worse. Today, my Mom woke up dizzy & she remained so all through breakfast. Whenever she got up or down, she needed an arm for steadiness. Here's my questions, hopefully leading to resolution: -If the balls inside are stuck, then could it be due to ear wax (or does it go that deep? She says that she's had them irrigated at the hospital.). --Would ear candling work to free things up? How about using coconut water as ear drops to lubricate or would VCO be better? (I've heard of using virgin olive oil for ear drops, but I can't remember what for. Maybe it was a precursor for candling.) -Colloidal silver drops? (Grasping at antibiotic straws here. ) -Tea tree oil? -Accupuncture to affect either the sensors or feedback? -Could there be a nutritional or non-direct approach? Any help/info would be most appreciated. This is out of my range of knowledge & as a health professional & son, I feel frustrated to be so powerless! I Thank You, on hehalf of both of us, for your contributions, feedback & help. richard, l.m.t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Richahrd, Your mom fell into the heater and experienced unconsciousness? Did she have a CT scan to check for closed head injury? Diziness could be one of the symptoms of CHI as well as blackouts, short term memory loss, headaches.. I wish you both well. All my best, Victoria :-) --- On Mon, 3/30/09, Richard Silva <silvaworks wrote: Richard Silva <silvaworks Re: << >> Re: Vertigo or Not to Go Monday, March 30, 2009, 1:31 PM Hello, Group! My mother, 74, has been experiencing vertigo & it's getting worse. Any suggestions? Here's the background: She's a insulin dependent diabetic who has recently undergone a laminectamy, infected lung & due to the vertigo, passed out and fell into an old-fashioned electric wall heater. Due to unconciousness, she did not have a flinch response so she stayed in contact with the heater instead of instinctively pulling back & seared. She spent 2 weeks in an intensive burn unit. Her healing metabolism is quite slow because of atrophy prior to the burning (and diabetes). Before any of this happened, she would experience occasional bouts of dizzyness & more than once because of this, soft tissue/impact trauma from falling. As an L.M.T., I took care of that damage. However, the dizzyness bouts are more frequent, stronger now & lasting longer. As I understand what I've been told by the doctors, there are some little balls that roll aroung in our inner ear canals that send feedback, due to their positioning, so that we may maintain our balance with the incoming sensory information, thus affecting a " gyroscope " effect. As we get older, evidently the balls inside can become stuck, giving false feedback & causing us to be anything but stable. The previous/convential treatment was to lay her on the side while the head was turned in certain patterns as well as come " sit, fall & catch " kinesthetics. One treatment was effective/worked for months at a time! That was then. Lately, its gotten worse. Today, my Mom woke up dizzy & she remained so all through breakfast. Whenever she got up or down, she needed an arm for steadiness. Here's my questions, hopefully leading to resolution: -If the balls inside are stuck, then could it be due to ear wax (or does it go that deep? She says that she's had them irrigated at the hospital.). --Would ear candling work to free things up? How about using coconut water as ear drops to lubricate or would VCO be better? (I've heard of using virgin olive oil for ear drops, but I can't remember what for. Maybe it was a precursor for candling.) -Colloidal silver drops? (Grasping at antibiotic straws here. ) -Tea tree oil? -Accupuncture to affect either the sensors or feedback? -Could there be a nutritional or non-direct approach? Any help/info would be most appreciated. This is out of my range of knowledge & as a health professional & son, I feel frustrated to be so powerless! I Thank You, on hehalf of both of us, for your contributions, feedback & help. richard, l.m.t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Victoria, Actually, its the other way around: She became dizzy, unconscious & then fell into the heater. The vertigo has been happening way before the other stuff started. Its the cause of her falling & hurting herself several times. She's actually had at least 3 CT scans in the last 6 months, including one right after this incident. Nothing. -richard- --- On Wed, 4/1/09, arizonavictoria <professor.victoria wrote: Richahrd, Your mom fell into the heater and experienced unconsciousness? Did she have a CT scan to check for closed head injury? Diziness could be one of the symptoms of CHI as well as blackouts, short term memory loss, headaches.. I wish you both well. All my best, Victoria :-) Recent Activity 31 New MembersVisit Your Group Group Charity i-SAFE Keep your kids safer online Dog Fanatics on Find people who are crazy about dogs. Weight Loss Group on Get support and make friends online. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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