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Old 11-09-2010, 06:16 PM #1
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Default Concussion leading to Bilateral Vestibular Loss

Hey guys, I just wanted to post an update regarding the post concussion syndrome I've been dealing with for the last 4+ years. It turns out the constant "foggy" feeling and shaky vision is from a loss of inner ear function. It's called Bilateral Vestibular Loss or Deficiency so I'm told...I've wondered all this time when it's going to stop and now I know it may never stop. This occurs when the balance portions of both inner ears are damaged. The symptoms typically include imbalance and visual symptoms. The imbalance is worse in the dark, or in situations where footing is uncertain. There are excercises that I'm doing to help with the balance and shaky vision which seem to be helping, however it is incurable at this point. They are working on a new technology that would regenerate the inner ear hair cells. This may be available within ten years woo hoo! If you feel that you may be in the same boat let me know and I can get you some more info...or just google it and you'll come up with quite a bit as well. I just had a nice two day stint at Mayo which I must say have some top notch doctors who had me pegged after a couple of tests.

I would also like to say to all of you out there struggling day to day to stay positive and have fun with what you have. Since my life changing concussion I met a beautiful women that I'm now married to with two wonderful kids. My career is going well for the most part although I still struggle a great deal with meetings and certain social activities. I only say this because i know how hard it can be and how down this thing can take you. I had it pretty bad to say the least especially the first year and half but things are definitely much better today.
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