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When I was evaluating gent vs laby, it came down to this: Gent less invasive, less costly, less certain to provide a permanent end to vertigo....
This week should be the worst of it, and then you will get better and better as your brain learns to pick up the extra cues from proprioception...
Walkie, walkie, walkie. You can do it!
Zofran (ondansetron) is a non-benzo med that was effective against the post-laby nausea for me.
Ange, that's so tough to lose a baby. My heart goes out to you. Working out of my home gave me the flexibility to work around the vertigo...
Wow -- it's great if that's what it was for you! Mine was a 3-night hospital stay.
I often felt a bit queasy after vestibular therapy. It lessened as the exercises progressed. Good luck tomorrow, Anne.
My personal sense is to always assume episodes are coincidental, unless I can reproduce the effect.
I found my vestibular physical therapist from the VEDA website.
I've found vestibular therapy very helpful. Once your vestibular system is taken down by the destructive method of choice, you won't feel much...
If it's any consolation, any balance retraining you go through because of the gent will make a laby recovery easier. ;-)
I've followed almost the same pattern as Anne, ultimately settling into acceptance and getting a laby when the vertigo made life not worth living....
You try not to let MM rule your life, so you arrange for ways to bail out on activities if you have to for a few hours, but you go ahead with the...
To me, word recognition at 44% and hearing at 60-70dB seems like you would notice a significant difference if you lost that. I hope the gent...
You're right, Kevin -- hearing loss absolutely does affect your life. My point is that to me the hearing loss was not as devastating as the...
NQR -- Sorry to hear you've joined the club where no one wants to be a member. Hearing loss (particularly in the lower frequencies) is often part...
Sarah, here are links to two detailed posts after the laby surgery (the second one is mine): Pre & post Labyrinthectomy (and BAHA) journey Had...
I get the same time-delay. The thing to watch out for is the sodium, not just salt. Restaurant foods may not taste overly salty, but are often...
Stress is often behind flare-ups. It makes sense -- in that, stress releases the hormone cortisol, which causes many parts of the body to be more...
From what I've learned (and others please correct if needed): Normally sound is transmitted via hair cells in the cochlear part of the inner ear....