That experiment sounds.....well, dumb. And too be perfectly honest your dr doesn't sound much smarter.

I too have a chiari malformation and had surgery 10 yrs ago to help relieve some of the symptoms. It was very successful and I am doing much better.

There is an organization called ASAP, that deals with chiari malformations among other related disorders. Their website is very helpful with lots of information on everything from symptoms to local drs who are experienced in dealing with this disorder. Having experienced drs is very important, other less experience drs can make you feel like your a hypochondriac or worse.

Feel free to pm me with any questions.