As I didn't have any photographs this time, I searched on Google and found the above photographs to share.
VERTIGO FROM NECK INJURY
Sixteen months ago, I underwent an operation to insert three implants into my neck due to a compressed nerve which was causing my left arm to tingle. Presumably all went well as I am still a walking talking ok person. I can’t say it wasn’t problematic or pain free but then again, I also fear that if there had been a problem it was most likely self-inflicted, as I am not good at taking instruction very well.
Point at hand is that over December 2023 I decided to go down a water slide, which to say the least was super exciting and equally terrifying at the same time as at one point my not so gracious body had taken off into free flight. The return to the awaiting water pool was something that should first be considered prior to attempting to do the ride. The landing was nothing short of hard. Really hard. To make it worse, I too have an arm problem where I have had to give up golfing since I cannot bring my arm backwards past my side. In that fleeting second my arm not only passed my side but kept going like a windmill and clearly, on hindsight, why always ‘hindsight’ and not forward intelligence, my neck must have taken a terrible blow. Not a good idea clearly as I am now suffering bouts of extreme dizziness or possible vertigo, a result of trauma to the nerve system in the neck. Well, that is Doctor Elfin-Essie’s view after checking in with google. However, back to ‘forward intelligence’, it is not a good idea to self-diagnose as I have read so much about the subject now that I realize it is in the hands of the experts and not in the hands of Doctor Elfin-Essie.
This problem began just after the happy day and seems to be getting more frequent with the spells getting longer, up to ten hours. I spent an hour in the dentist chair during the week and as I fearfully expected, when I stood up, I was unable to reach the waiting room chairs without assistance. That convinced me that I was correct in suspecting that it was my neck causing the dizziness and nausea, that naturally goes with it, and not dehydration. I had popped into my GP at the local hospital for a check-up and found myself there for five hours and on a drip with the diagnosis as dehydration.
Further on, down the line I became so bad that I was bed ridden for two![]
days so went to the local Doctor who, within minutes of hearing my problem said it was an inner ear infection and guess what, a couple of pills later I was cured.
Doctor Elfin-Essie was nearly on track as the dizziness was indeed caused by the water slide but not because of trauma to the neck, but because of water up the nose. That simple.
My question is surely when you go to a huge hospital and tell them you’re suffering from dizziness the first thing should be to check the ears for a middle ear infection, or to check the crystals. Now those are something I have just learnt about. These Crystals may create Vertigo and upset your balance. They are made up of calcium carbonate and are found in the inner ear and must be balanced.
I believe every little thing is a huge learning curve and this so called ‘Dizzy Chick’, a nick name I was given some years back, certainly earned the name this time.!![]