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Old 09-09-2013, 01:00 PM
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Hi there, I'm so sorry you needed to go to ER. I'm even more sorry you weren't listened to.

I'm not a medical doctor, but it sounds like he was testing you for BPPV (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo). By moving your head back and forth, if you have BPPV, it often triggers the dizziness.

NOnetheless, he should have explained the procedure afterwards. Best of luck, and you can demand answers to why they are testing and what they are looking for.

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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.

Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.

Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.

Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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