 Poster: A snowHead
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That's my name for it...
Inspired by the "ski sickness" post, I often find myself, usually at altitude resorts, suffering from a very definite side to side loss of balance, inability to stand without a bit of sway, dizziness, etc. Not to do with visibility or dehydration, alcohol or any known physical problem. No nausea. Usually comes on at the end of the day, waiting at the bus stop, usually gone next morning (till comes back). Doesn't affect skiing ability, and I don't think that I get it snowboarding, either. (Edit - yes I do get it snowboarding; or else just Day 2...)
My personal version is that it means I've been skiing well, side to side to side to side to..... Etc.
Anyone else get this?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Start of altitude sickness - lack of oxygen. I get this if I go to the top of French resorts too much.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Nothing to do with altitude IMO. Your brain/balance adapts to constant movement skiing, then when you're stationary gets confused. Same as getting off a boat but feeling like the ground's moving or cycling all day and feeling like you're still pedaling that night or feeling like a train is moving backwards when it's stops at a station.
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That could be it.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I only get the similar feeling with skiing when it's a visibility thing and in everyday life I get regular bouts of vertigo that I take tablets for to treat the associated nausea.
But I have experienced it on a treadmill or I should say getting off one. It was at the leisure centre gym and it was horrible, I felt such a berk. I had to keep my knees bent to avoid falling over but it did subside after a couple of mortifying minutes leaning against the wall. My brain was convinced the ground must still be moving under me and I just couldn't get the rest of me to disagree. Would having a quiet lie down sort it out or does it always need a full night's rest?
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@adithorp, I get that when I’ve been on boats and also when I went to the US when I was 15 and using lots of lifts the ground felt like it was going up and down. Weird feeling but I’m sure you’re right about the cause.
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@adithorp, I get it after spending 12 hours in the pub, when I emerge into the world again it's all a bit fuzzy and wobbly.
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That’s you mixing your drinks!
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| geepee wrote: |
| @adithorp, I get that when I’ve been on boats and also when I went to the US when I was 15 and using lots of lifts the ground felt like it was going up and down. Weird feeling but I’m sure you’re right about the cause. |
Wow, you've got s long memory 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Stating the obvious here, but are you sure you're not just tired / low blood sugar?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| stevomcd wrote: |
| Stating the obvious here, but are you sure you're not just tired / low blood sugar? |
My daughter gets it and is a right grump until something to eat.
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It's not glucose/hydration in my case, no (though the grump factor I can definitrly identify with, for me and Mr G).
I suspect maybe more movement related, maybe vestibular sensory related (or just minorly glued-up ears, which I seem to get more as I get older)
See Mal de Debarquement: https://www.mdds.org.uk/
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