Wednesday, August 23. 2017Rapid recovery from numerous symptoms including extreme dizziness - Balance disorders linked to psychiatric symptoms![]() Dear Dr Amir, This patients graph shows:Thank you so much for all you did yesterday within a few minutes of arriving at your office. I feel so much better today. I thought I would e-mail what I can remember of the symptoms leading up to 12th August 2017 and then how I feel since my appointment with you 10 days later. I watched a film on TV and my head was turned to the left for about 2 hours. When I woke the next morning, my neck was stiff and painful on the left side. I presumed this was from watching the film at first but the pain spread rapidly and surrounded my ear, jaw, collarbone, shoulder blade, lower back and calf, all down the left side of my body. Then during the early hours of 12/8/17, I awoke to experience the room spinning, although this only lasted for 10-15 seconds, it felt like an eternity. This continued to happen whenever I laid down or turned over. It also occurred on bending my head over or down. On getting up from a sitting position I felt very unsteady and extremely nauseous with a headache that seemed to encompass my whole head with shooting pains like electric shocks. This continued along with the pain and discomfort all down my left side over the next 10 days. I felt so ill, I avoided laying down by propping myself up on several pillows preventing me from turning in bed. The few times I managed to sleep I woke up with severe pains in my neck and severe headache. During the day I had to only sit around because I felt very unsteady and very ill. I did everything I could to avoid any movement that would cause the spinning. I call it spinning because it is far worse than dizziness. I contacted you but you were away. The doctor said I had some crystals in the ear organ and that is why I was dizzy. On the 22/8/17, some 10 days after my symptoms started, my appointment could not have come sooner. The journey up was awful, I felt 'drunk' but with the feeling of a very bad hangover all mixed into one. My walking reflected how I felt too. Luckily my husband took the day off to drive me up as I could not possibly manage the train journey and certainly not on my own. He dropped me at your surgery door and planned to pick me up after my appointment. You kindly checked and decided on a certain appliance which you adjusted appropriately and fitted in my mouth. This immediately and miraculously started improving my condition. After leaving your surgery I found myself walking for the five to ten minutes to the car on my own. This I would not have been able to do previously. I felt steady on my feet instead of staggering. My husband was shocked when he saw me walking on my own up to the car. I got into the car and we began our journey home. I felt a little nauseous at first but nowhere near as bad as when I arrived at your surgery. My neck felt less stiff and was easier to move. The pains I described earlier started to disappear. After about an hour into our journey, I realised I was sitting with both feet on the floor. I cannot normally sit anywhere without crossing my legs. I did not feel nauseous and my headache had gone. As I looked out of the car everything seemed clearer and less blurred. When we arrived at home I did feel tired but that is normal after a long journey. I was very nervous about going to bed and laying down. When I slowly lowered myself into bed the room initially swayed briefly after which I managed to sleep very deeply having been so tired from the previous 10 days of hell. I even turned over and there was NO spinning. I woke up this morning with NO headache or any nausea. I have a small area on my neck that is a little uncomfortable but I am feeling so much better. Thank you so much for your ingenuity! I look forward to seeing you on Saturday for the review appointment. Best wishes Mrs. WT I came across this article in the Times newspaper dated April 19th, 2019 which appears to have some relationship with our patients' experience. Here dizziness and balance disorder are used interchangeably: "Dizziness caused by brain injury may be one cause of long-term depression, a study of military veterans has found. The report discovered that balance disorders appear to be linked to anxiety, depression, forgetfulness and headaches in former forces personnel. David Wilkinson, of the University of Kent and the director of the study, said: “Many of the symptoms [of long-term mental distress] may be driven by an underlying balance disorder which raises the intriguing possibility that if we treat the balance disorder then many of the long-term psychiatric symptoms will also recede.” Comment: This is in conformity with my findings. Treating the balance disorder is also achievable as per this article. It will be, however, more complex than just providing drugs. Follow @divinesymmetry Revised January 2021 ©2014 -2021 Dr. M. Amir. All rights reserved. Tuesday, May 13. 2014Dizziness/Vertigo![]()
What causes dizziness?
Dizziness is the feeling of spinning or motion of the self or of the surroundings of a person. It is a common description used for several different terms. The medical term used to describe this is Vertigo. There could be many causes of dizziness. It should be kept in mind that dizziness in itself is not a disease but a symptom of some other problem. There are a number of diseases that affect the balance organs situated inside the inner ear. This in turn can cause dizziness. Extremely high blood pressure, heart disease or anaemia can cause dizziness. Recently I have had a few patients with this symptom. The treatment to correct the jaw and dental asymmetry has produced either immediate results or has taken some weeks. I think I have finally discovered how to resolve it more rapidly. "Recovery from Dizziness in an instant Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 Subject: Dizziness Dear Dr Amir I just wanted to say THANK YOU so much. The dizziness, which as you know is horrible, has gone due to your care and expertise and I can lay on my right side again for the first time in almost two weeks. I am very grateful to you many, many thanks. Best wishes Revd. Jan F" We have recently seen many more patients with symptoms of dizziness which have resolved rapidly with corrective measures. Revised January 2021 ©2014 -2021 Dr. M. Amir. All rights reserved.
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