 Poster: A snowHead
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Hello All,
I'm just coming out of a fairly rough patch (about a 1 1/2 weeks so far) of laybrinthitis and have already decided, (like there was actually a choice) not to go away to VT this weekend 
Trying to be positive; does any body have any tips/ suggestions on how to speed up my recovery and, if possible, reduce the risk of another "attack" ?
Thanks in advance.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Bad luck. I had it just once, and thought I was dying of a brain tumour, at the very least. But it did clear up after about three weeks and has never recurred. Hope you get well soon. In the meantime, anti-emetic pills should keep the worst symptoms at bay.
And welcome to snowHeads. 
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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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Thanks for the quick response; I am still on the anti - emetics. I know what you mean about thinking you're dying, or at the very least thinking it's the end of the world 
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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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Masque, I got mine at the end of a summer holiday, during which my drinking was moderate. I did swim quite a lot, though.
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fatbloke, whatever you do, do not, under any circumstances, get on a boat in the near future. I've never seen someone go from fine to not fine within such a short period of time - ended up having to literally swim someone off a large boat to the shore to get them somewhere that wasn't moving. I honestly thought this woman was dying on us. And she was in recovery, no symptoms at all on land. I think you have made the right call not to get on a plane, with pressure differences and potential motion sickness it could have been a real disaster. Except on a plane there is no escaping it.
Luckily, brains are pretty good, and yours will almost certainly work it out and get the balance back again.
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| Masque, I got mine at the end of a summer holiday, during which my drinking was moderate. |
You are not Little Miss Punishment and I demand my money back . . . small bills, brown envelope . . .
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Ironically I'm that odd thing : a non-drinker. So I must've done something really bad to be hit so hard with such rubbish timing:'(
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Hi Fatbloke
Sorry to hear about it. "Labyrinthitis" affects only the balance part of the inner ear so if correct you should have no hearing loss. The typical severe pattern is a sudden onset of rotatory vertigo to the extent that most people are incapacitated - in bed uanble to move except to crawl to the bathroom to throw up. Most people are in bed for a few days until the worst settles, are able to walk through a door without hitting it after about 10 days and feel reasonably back to normal after about 6 weeks if yougish, longer if you older or have other problems such as arthritis or poor vision. Recovery occurs as the brain learns to compensate for the damage to the inner ear, not actually because the inner ear recovers but the end result is largely the same. Vestibular sedatives (Stugeron, JoyRides etc) are useful in the first week or so but after that you are better off without them as they slow down the ability of the brain to learn the new setup.
The cause of labyrithitis is unkown, or at least unproven, but in younger adults is probably viral. So it may occur after a lot of stress or fatigue but most come out of the blue. Nothing to do with drinking too much although you will find that doing that at the moment will make things worse. The other good news is that it usually occurs only once.
Many people make a full recovery without doing anything special, just getting back to normal activity as soon as you are able. If you play any ball games this helps. If recovery is slow then a programme of guided exercises can be helpful, they are called "vestibular rehabilitation exercises" or "Cooksey-Cawthorne exercises". If you cannot find them I can send them to you if you PM me.
Good luck
Stiffdrink (but logged in as Genepi)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Thanks for the excellent response Stiffdrink, kind of you to take the time. I normally heal fairly quickly and I hope it won't be too long; I hope to try and get away at the beginning of February ........ Well that's me trying to stay positive ......
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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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stiffdrink, top info and advice
only a minor quibble with the terminology
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fatbloke, rest. And use a walking stick if you're really dizzy...
If the labyrinthitis is recurring, badger your gp to refer you to an ENT specialist, they may be able to offer you more therapies for the dizziness. Oh, and if you think your hearing has been affected, demand a hearing test. Weirdly, I found that travelling - at the same altitude!! - was better than staying static, but not really a very practical way of living til the vertigo goes...
Mrs M (deaf as a result of a bout of sudden onset dizziness...)
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You know it makes sense.
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I had the mother of all ear infections whilst away last year which bought on a bout of labyrinthitis and almost total deafness for a month, it took 3 rounds of increasingly strong antibiotics and some steroids to solve.
+1 on travel sickness tablets but not for long periods of time.
I found sea bands really helpful, not everyone does. Ginger is natures tummy settler, I had a pack of ginger snaps in my bag wherever I went.If your belly is empty the nausea can be worse.
Keeping my gaze to something on the horizon that was static helped with the waves of nausea.
I sympathise with you. I hated even crossing the road that entire month, a, I was afraid of cars sneaking up on me because I couldn't hear them and b, that I might fall over as my balance was so off, I couldn't get up very quickly because of the nausea that inevitably followed a sudden movement.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Thank you everybody for your tips, sympathy and support, it is much appreciated 
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Poster: A snowHead
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fatbloke, stiffdrink's advice is right on the money. In the first week of December I had a recurrence of labrynthitis (my first attack being some 4yrs ago) which fortunately only lasted a few days, because for me I couldn't either move or open my eyes without retching - it's the most debilitating problem I've ever had. But back to the point, the rehabilitation exercise I was taught (I think) speeds recovery. To be honest I don't know what it was called, but if you pm me I'll talk you through it 
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