[Everwilde]

Hi, I posted this map last week on a thread, but thought that it may be seen by more people if I post it here on it's own new thread. It is a map that I generated of how different areas of the US compare in terms of daily barometric pressure changes. North Dakota had the most pressure changes, with places like Miami, San Diego, and Hawaii with the least. This was predictable, but it was very interesting for me to see how it looked in the rest of the country.

Some Background. I had a head injury 7 years ago, and suffered for years with things like disabling head pressure, fatigue, migraine, audio issues, visual issues, insomnia, dizziness, hot flashes, chills for days, etc. I got some help from NUCCA chiropractic, but after a few years, could get no further. I got no help from the medical community, and tried to go to Mayo, but was told that it was useless. I began an exercise regimen (swimming) to try and make my neck more immune to the flare-ups from minor bumps. After 5 years in WI, I became unable to function anymore, and did not know where to turn next.

Many were praying for me, and I had kept a health journal for years. One day I lined up my years of health issues along side archived weather data from Weather Underground. I was flabbergasted, as it was very apparent that a lot of my issues corresponded to weather changes! It was very predictable (like clockwork) and took away a lot of the panic of all the unknowns of what is causing the problems.

This began an ongoing study into this topic, and several months later, I moved my family out of the Midwest, and we went to WA state, which I figured should cut my health issues in half. We also spent several winters in AZ, as the winters in WA were not that great.

So, now with over 5 years of data and experience under my belt, I was able to generate this map. The units of the map are basically in days out of a year where I would be sick from pressure changes (~0.2" Hg). Pressure change seems to be the main culprit for me, but I want to further explore humidity on the CA coast this winter.

This last summer was a pretty stable one here in central WA, and it was a stellar time for me - I was rid of all symptoms and problems for a time! I felt like I could never be sick again, and I had my first month of feeling good in the past 7 years! As soon as summer left in Sept though, I got sicker and sicker, with weeks of being miserable again. We are planning on going to AZ again this winter, and it will feel so good to get out of this weather! If my theories hold out, we may be in for another move...

I would be interested in input from any others that have done study in this area, or who would have additional info to contribute.

[cerebellarmaniac]

It's interesting how you also notice a connection. I am not sure if my issues are related to humidity or barometric pressure. However, I'm becoming to think that they're associated with barometric pressure, because its been raining for days here in Vancouver, BC and I haven't relapsed to my previous state. Barometric pressure has been fairly stable, as far as I can tell.

I should note that my symptoms are ongoing, but get much worse from time to time.

[Mark in Idaho]

There is a lot of research into weather and head aches. If weather can affect head aches, it would only seem logical that weather can affect other neurological issues.

The question is: What can anybody do about it but move to a region with less weather changes ?

[Everwilde]

This is exactly what I am doing, and will try and keep you posted as to how it pans out. The move from WI to WA 2 years ago got rid of about 2/3 of my symptoms as the map would show. We are now looking South. People move for much less significant reasons, and my family has decided that it is worth the trouble to move, since for us it means the difference between real living and a miserable existence.

[Everwilde]

Found out that there is a whole field of study out there called biometeorology, and some very interesting studies have been done that correlate weather changes to body changes.