Jump to content

Andrew Dwyer

Advanced Member
  • Posts

    10,187
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by Andrew Dwyer

  1. I had the same experience mine was benign positional vertigo. Cawthorne head and neck exercises were recommended by my Doctor. You can download the pdf. I would consult a Doctor before self medicating. Symptoms include nausea unsteady on feet and whirling sensation. Diagnosing the problem my doctor held his finger in line with my nose and about 7 inches away. With my head not moving he slowly moved his finger from left to right and back again several times at medium speed and Instead of my eyes following his finger at a smooth normal speed they flicked when following the finger. It was possibly only one eye that flicked as I later read that the problem is normally in one ear only. Either way their was eye flick.

    Thanks, interesting, my doctor pretty much diagnosed BPPV from my symptoms and the fact I had it on his computer records from a year ago.
    He asked me if I had had surgery and stuck a stethoscope on my chest ( along with blood pressure test ).
    Prescribed some medication and told to go back for an injection if symptoms don’t improve.

    The Epley Manoeuvre ( plus other similar exercises) are widely recognised to assist relief.

    But good to see that a Thai doctor ( I am assuming your doctor is Thai ? ) has recommended some exercises for this issue.
  2. The flashlight proposed by MeePeeMai seems like your best option IMO.

    I got bit by a dog a year and a half ago on a morning bicycle ride , didn’t see him, he came up behind me from underneath a pickup and nipped my backside all because I encroached his territory. It was a small soi and I don’t go down there anymore.
    I bought a tactical extending baton from the market and had it hanging from the bike but it’s heavy and swings about so it’s now in the car and bought a strong plastic one .
    On two occasions I’ve “ snapped “ it out and the dog has scampered off without contact.

    I looked at the time on the internet and only saw some anti dog barking devices that emit a high pitched sound and didn’t get good reviews but this flashlight looks promising.

    Good luck with your quest

  3. Have you considered low blood pressure? The whitening your partner observed suggest something along that thought train. It could be a combination of BPPV and low blood pressure.

    I visited the hospital yesterday and my blood pressure was okay, didn’t see the actual result but they did check it twice.

    It’s almost exactly a year ago since my last “ episode “ and I seem to remember it was mainly when I woke up in a morning then.
    But, my gf did state that I went “ white “ then also.
  4. iPhone X supports dual sim. I have my main +66 number with AIS. Planning to get a PAYGo UK SIM ONLY to be able to receive SMS from UK banks who will not accept sending to an overseas number. But how to set this up as dual SIM eg. do I have my AIS number as an eSIM and UK as physical SIM ?

    You need to first see if your uk provider works with eSIM, as I think only EE and Vodaphone currently supports use of eSIM.
    This might already make your decision for you, but otherwise I don’t think it matters which .


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. It may well be BPPV but should see a doctor first to rule out more serious cause like cardiac arrythmia or high blood pressure.

    BPPV is very common in older people. Avoiding sudden head movements (or whatever movements eeem to trihger it) helps. So foes fixing your gaze on a fixed point straigjt ahead when feelung dizzy.

    If prolonged or very frequent then Epley manuever.

    Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app



    Thanks Sheryl, as above, I went to the doctor and he confirmed it as BPPV.

    I will persevere with the Epley Manoeuvre.
  6. As this is all to do with head position it may be BPPV.......crystals in the inner ear shifting to the wrong place and disturbing the balance sensor hair cells.
    I have had periods of this and I then avoid lying flat, always keep my head raised a bit when asleep or doing yoga.
     
    There is something very successful ........85%ish if I remember.........called the Epley Manoeuvre. I would prefer that to meds, and it can even be self administered.
     
    You may as well look these up on Youtube as me describe them. Good luck.

    Thanks, yes I went to see the doctor just now and he said BPPV, gave me some medication.

    I did do the Epley Manoeuvre before and it seemed to help but may have been the medication.
  7.  

    About a year ago I had a few days upon waking and sitting up I felt extremely dizzy and a little nauseous resulting in me laying back down and sleeping a little more.

    I went to the hospital and they prescribed some medication, after a couple of days it disappeared.

     

    Now I have similar symptoms only I seem to be getting this during the day time, for example, today I was working on a little diy project which involved kneeling down and looking up under a table.

    I immediately felt dizzy, sick, a cold sweat, nausea and my gf said I looked as white as a sheet.

     

    Last time I posted about this some posters suggested some head movement exercises and I tried them thinking they helped but this time no luck .

     

    Is this vertigo ??

     

    Any suggestions for a cure or relief ??

     

    TIA

     

    Andy

     

  8. They were rude and offensive, but within the bounds of ribald lampoonery.  With the buffoons that we have in power, tasteless obscenity would amount to flattery.  Most political criticism I read on Faecebook Iwhich is shitbytheway) has to resort to inventing new insults and vulgarity.  

    The politicians we had back then were larger than life characters, Thatcher, Hattersley and even John Major was was easy to lampoon due to his worldbeating dullness !!
    UK politicians recently have been lifeless, humourless, intelligenceless [sic] entities not worthy of lampooning.
    We need a Donald !!, and with Boris on the horizon I think Spitting Image could return with an infinite amount of material !!

    Anyhoo, back on topic:

    Here’s an American comic that I came across via the comedy channel and Tosh.O.

    Daniel Tosh

  9. Sadly, Spitting Images has been surpassed by real life, and so many of our politicians are beyond ridicule and  caricature 

    Spitting Image was groundbreaking stuff !!, no one, or nothing, was sacred with the government and the royal family usually taking the brunt of the jokes.

    For those not born in the US of E ( united states of England ) here’s a little taster .

    • Like 2
  10. do you live in a big city? don't you feel for going out in the evenings / meet people?

    I live in Ayutthaya.
    Neither of us drink so don’t feel the urge to go out so much, usually go out for lunch and she cooks in an evening.
    I study ( Thai ) for a couple of hours most evenings then join her watching tv for a while, probably upsetting her viewing asking dumb questions about the language [emoji51]

    Just got back from the Wat ( Asalha Puja day ), she takes the Buddhist thing seriously and although I accompany her it’s not my scene, but she helps me in an infinite number of things here so I have to reciprocate.
    • Like 1
  11. Today is a break from the daily routine as shortly I get to drive to a wat about 7 or 8 km away, join the endless stream of cars looking for a parking space. Find a spot to sit down on the “ mat “ for maybe an hour listening to something completely foreign to me, struggle to stand and then walk round the monument with the multitude, dropping hot wax on my feet and struggling with the smoke from a thousand candles.
    Join the endless stream of cars back home !!

    Keeps the little lady happy and that is all that matters , seriously !!

    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
  12. My biggest fear is having nothing to do and wasting my life. I will retire in 3.5 years and am seriously thinking what I will do once I retire. You can only do so much cycling and fishing.  

    Yes, I lived in an apartment for a year and a half and it became that I needed something to occupy my time. Bought a house and now there’s not enough hours in the day !!
    If I was single I probably wouldn’t leave the house, just spend all my time pottering around [emoji51]
    • Like 2
  13. When I was a kid it was all Jasper Carrot and Freddie Starr , plus all the old timers in the Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club.

    But one who I did see many times live and had me almost peeing my pants on several occasions was Mike Harding .

     

    Sadly, for me , none of these have stood the test of time and I cannot watch them anymore ( after searching on YouTube ) as they are now very cringeworthy, especially Freddie Starr RIP .

     

    Of course if you are not a Brit then this post is totally meaningless [emoji51] and for this I apologise.

     

    To make amends here is one of my all time favourites. ( another Brit I’m afraid [emoji45])

     

    Frank Skinner

     

     

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...