Re: Dizziness from visual stimualtion?

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to comment on the posts regarding dizziness in visually

stimulating environments.

In addition to being a fellow chiarian, I am also a physical therapist who

specializes in the treatment of vestibular and balance disorders.

When someone has vestibular dysfunction (which can be from numerous

different causes), the brain often compensates by relying more on vision for

balance or body orientation in space (e.g. in relation to gravity, etc..).

The brain uses primarily three different senses for balance--vestibular,

vision and somatosensation (touch/pressure and position-sense). The

vestibular information under normal circumstances is unaffected by changes

in the environment, so the brain generally places greatest value on

vestibular info in sensory conflict situations.

Visually stimulating environments make it harder for the brain to use visual

info for balance, and therefore the brain looks to the vestibular system

which, if dysfunctional, cannot resolve the conflict.. so we feel dizzy or

out of balance.

If you these symptoms of imbalance or dizziness fluctuate with you other

chiari symptoms then you may get some relief with decompression or any other

methods that alleviate your chiari symptoms.

However, if these symptoms are fairly constant and/or have persisted despite

treatment of your chiari, then you may benefit from vestibular therapy.

If you want to try vestibular therapy, make sure you find a physical or

occupational therapist that has special training in this area. The Vestibula

Disorders Association can likely help you find a vestibular therapist in

your area. I think this is their website if not email me and I will look it

up: www.teleport.com/~veda

Also, some doctors have found that people with sensory integration problems

like this have benefited from very, very small doses of Valium.

I would be happy to answer any questions.

I personally have had a vestibular disorder since age 3. The doctors have

always been very puzzled. I have been given many different possible

diagnoses over the years, including Meneires/hydrops, perilymph fistula,

labyrinthitis, migraine, etc... I now believe that it has been due to the

chiari all along. I was just recently diagnosed and have not yet had

decompression.

I hope I did not ramble too much--it has been a dizzy week.

Hope you all have a great day!

Jane (Oregon)

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>To: CHIARI <chiariegroups>

>Subject: Dizziness from visual stimualtion?

>Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 07:51:02 -0400

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>Yesterday I was at the store. I was looking at a display of items that

>was in the middle of the aisle on a metal shelf. The clerk was working

>on the other side and what ever she was doing caused the shelf to shake

>slightly. I was looking at something and suddenly my vision got foggy

>and I started to get that seasickness feeling.

>Does anyone else get sick from visual things?

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[Guest guest]

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to comment on the posts regarding dizziness in visually

stimulating environments.

In addition to being a fellow chiarian, I am also a physical therapist who

specializes in the treatment of vestibular and balance disorders.

When someone has vestibular dysfunction (which can be from numerous

different causes), the brain often compensates by relying more on vision for

balance or body orientation in space (e.g. in relation to gravity, etc..).

The brain uses primarily three different senses for balance--vestibular,

vision and somatosensation (touch/pressure and position-sense). The

vestibular information under normal circumstances is unaffected by changes

in the environment, so the brain generally places greatest value on

vestibular info in sensory conflict situations.

Visually stimulating environments make it harder for the brain to use visual

info for balance, and therefore the brain looks to the vestibular system

which, if dysfunctional, cannot resolve the conflict.. so we feel dizzy or

out of balance.

If you these symptoms of imbalance or dizziness fluctuate with you other

chiari symptoms then you may get some relief with decompression or any other

methods that alleviate your chiari symptoms.

However, if these symptoms are fairly constant and/or have persisted despite

treatment of your chiari, then you may benefit from vestibular therapy.

If you want to try vestibular therapy, make sure you find a physical or

occupational therapist that has special training in this area. The Vestibula

Disorders Association can likely help you find a vestibular therapist in

your area. I think this is their website if not email me and I will look it

up: www.teleport.com/~veda

Also, some doctors have found that people with sensory integration problems

like this have benefited from very, very small doses of Valium.

I would be happy to answer any questions.

I personally have had a vestibular disorder since age 3. The doctors have

always been very puzzled. I have been given many different possible

diagnoses over the years, including Meneires/hydrops, perilymph fistula,

labyrinthitis, migraine, etc... I now believe that it has been due to the

chiari all along. I was just recently diagnosed and have not yet had

decompression.

I hope I did not ramble too much--it has been a dizzy week.

Hope you all have a great day!

Jane (Oregon)

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>To: CHIARI <chiariegroups>

>Subject: Dizziness from visual stimualtion?

>Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 07:51:02 -0400

>

>Yesterday I was at the store. I was looking at a display of items that

>was in the middle of the aisle on a metal shelf. The clerk was working

>on the other side and what ever she was doing caused the shelf to shake

>slightly. I was looking at something and suddenly my vision got foggy

>and I started to get that seasickness feeling.

>Does anyone else get sick from visual things?

>

>

>

>Help section: /help/

>

>NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content

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>Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups

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>WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma

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Hi,

I was ironing yesterday a pair of my sons pinstriped shorts, and had to look

away. It made me soooo dizzy. I had to just do the redneck ironing job on

them and put them away! (I told my son not to wear them in public--ok so

I'm a neet freak)

Love to you,

G in Idaho

Dizziness from visual stimualtion?

> Yesterday I was at the store. I was looking at a display of items that

> was in the middle of the aisle on a metal shelf. The clerk was working

> on the other side and what ever she was doing caused the shelf to shake

> slightly. I was looking at something and suddenly my vision got foggy

> and I started to get that seasickness feeling.

> Does anyone else get sick from visual things?

>

>

>

> Help section: /help/

>

> NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content

>

> Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups

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> WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma

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Hi,

I forgot to mention this in my earlier post.......

We went to the Dinosaur movie last weekend and when they use the flying

visual effect I about lost my cookies. Thank goodness I was sitting down or

I would of probably fell down.

It's funny how things like that never use to cause such havoc.........maybe

I SHOULDN'T go on a roller coaster . heehee

Love,

G in Idaho

Dizziness from visual stimualtion?

> Yesterday I was at the store. I was looking at a display of items that

> was in the middle of the aisle on a metal shelf. The clerk was working

> on the other side and what ever she was doing caused the shelf to shake

> slightly. I was looking at something and suddenly my vision got foggy

> and I started to get that seasickness feeling.

> Does anyone else get sick from visual things?

>

>

>

> Help section: /help/

>

> NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content

>

> Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups

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> WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma

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> WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari

>

>

>

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Hi,

I forgot to mention this in my earlier post.......

We went to the Dinosaur movie last weekend and when they use the flying

visual effect I about lost my cookies. Thank goodness I was sitting down or

I would of probably fell down.

It's funny how things like that never use to cause such havoc.........maybe

I SHOULDN'T go on a roller coaster . heehee

Love,

G in Idaho

Dizziness from visual stimualtion?

> Yesterday I was at the store. I was looking at a display of items that

> was in the middle of the aisle on a metal shelf. The clerk was working

> on the other side and what ever she was doing caused the shelf to shake

> slightly. I was looking at something and suddenly my vision got foggy

> and I started to get that seasickness feeling.

> Does anyone else get sick from visual things?

>

>

>

> Help section: /help/

>

> NOTE: NCC refers to posts with No Chiari Content

>

> Unsubscribe Yourself: chiari-unsubscribeegroups

>

> WACMA Home: www.pressenter.com/~wacma

>

> WACMA List: www.eGroups.com/group/chiari

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I can't even watch a roller coaster on T.V. I get real dizzy and I went

out and bought the new Disney video of Tarzan and watching him skate through

the trees make me feel strange.

Tish

[Guest guest]

Jane!

Way to go! You described the vestibular dysfunction and resulting dizziness

beautifully.

I wonder if it would be helpful to add this to our WACMA website?

Just my 2 cents.

Vikki from PA

[Guest guest]

Jane!

Way to go! You described the vestibular dysfunction and resulting dizziness

beautifully.

I wonder if it would be helpful to add this to our WACMA website?

Just my 2 cents.

Vikki from PA

[Guest guest]

Jane!

Way to go! You described the vestibular dysfunction and resulting dizziness

beautifully.

I wonder if it would be helpful to add this to our WACMA website?

Just my 2 cents.

Vikki from PA

[Guest guest]

one thing that may help greatly , if your experiencing vestibular impacts

that are troublesome .....is physical therapy with someone trained to access

vestibular disfunction .

i went to such therapy , learned some exercises that are simple , and i need

to do every couple days ....they greatly enhanse my brains ability to cope

with this stuff ....practice does help !

i use both a swiss ball , for ballance and movement with mulitple layers of

visual debth using a miror ....and also do simple movement stuff , using a

window with a sicky pasted on the window , and a view out it ....to challeng

my brain with 3/d debth and movement ....if i skip em a few days ....the

dizzys get worse when i do see moving 3d stuff !

worth trying to find someone , who can teach you tricks to practice .....

sarah in paradise

[Guest guest]

one thing that may help greatly , if your experiencing vestibular impacts

that are troublesome .....is physical therapy with someone trained to access

vestibular disfunction .

i went to such therapy , learned some exercises that are simple , and i need

to do every couple days ....they greatly enhanse my brains ability to cope

with this stuff ....practice does help !

i use both a swiss ball , for ballance and movement with mulitple layers of

visual debth using a miror ....and also do simple movement stuff , using a

window with a sicky pasted on the window , and a view out it ....to challeng

my brain with 3/d debth and movement ....if i skip em a few days ....the

dizzys get worse when i do see moving 3d stuff !

worth trying to find someone , who can teach you tricks to practice .....

sarah in paradise