As much as I hate to admit it, I let my (very young, very cute) upstairs neighbor do some New Age ear cleaning thing that his ex-girlfriend used to do. It involved holding a wax paper funnel to your ear and lighting it on fire. (Yes, I'm laughing as I type that). I do think it was complete bullshit, but, coincidentally, there was no more vertigo.
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
megan walker - Nov 04, 2008 4:39:37 pm PST #7151 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Jesse - Nov 04, 2008 4:45:38 pm PST #7152 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What happened with all y'all's vertigo? 'Cause it's freaking me right out, I tell you what!
Because I went to the ER, I saw a more senior doctor, who referred me to a fancy-pants ENT guy he knew, and the upshot was, probably a virus, wait it out, sorry. The ENT was super over-explain-y, but the upshot is, the only thing to do for inner ear issues like vertigo is surgery in your head, so that's pretty last resort. But some astronaut had it. I forget.
Liese S. - Nov 04, 2008 5:11:56 pm PST #7153 of 23273
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, okay, lighting my ear on fire and surgery on my head not options! Hee.
Maybe the paper fire cone thing did something with pressure differentials? Dunno.
Anyway, yeah, it's a virus wait it out is the advice I got. Oh well.
Jesse - Nov 04, 2008 6:13:18 pm PST #7154 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
They said to try motion sickness OTC meds, but they didn't do anything for me.
lisah - Nov 04, 2008 8:02:04 pm PST #7155 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
I went to the ER for vertigo!
The time I was admitted to the hospital from the ER was when I had vertigo! But I had it so bad I couldn't open my eyes without throwing up. And it went away after a few days. They never figured out exactly what it was but it was probably a virus.
Jesse - Nov 05, 2008 4:39:50 am PST #7156 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I do still have a tendency to vertigo, but it's never been as bad as that first time.
Toddson - Nov 06, 2008 11:20:58 am PST #7157 of 23273
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I once managed to go to the ER three times within the space of a year, but that's it (once for vertigo, once for an infected cat bite, and once when I had my stroke).
lisah - Nov 06, 2008 11:32:03 am PST #7158 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
Vertigo -- The Hidden ER Patient Maker
megan walker - Nov 06, 2008 1:02:43 pm PST #7159 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Vertigo -- The Hidden ER Patient Maker
Seriously.
Jesse - Nov 06, 2008 2:48:49 pm PST #7160 of 23273
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Apparently!
So, Top Design? I feel like it was obvious that Nathan was going to win, and I feel good about it.