Scott,

I'm sure you will appreciate this post. I am adding it with you in mind.

This morning at work I turned off my monitor (as I usually do) when I need to be away from my office for any length of time. Today it happened to be that I was needed in another part of the building.

When I got back (about an hour later) and turned it back on, everything looked fine until I opened up my e-mail.

All the text and features were fuzzy. I was able to see everything, but looking at the blurry text started to make me feel that old "looking through a fishbowl" feeling. The more I tried to read my e-mails, the more I noticed how odd I began to feel. The look of the text and trying to read it, made me feel as if I was trying to push my arm through a sleeve hole that wasn't there (if that makes sense).

Needless to say, that threw me off for a while this morning, and I ended up feeling some eye strain and a bit of a headache. Can't tell if my symptoms were related to my woozy head (started to feel some symptoms) versus just a visual reaction to the blurriness and "looseness" of the way the text looked.

More in the past, but on occasion, my symptoms "play tricks" (for lack of a better word) on me. So when my text was blurry today, I grabbed one of my co-workers to have them look at my monitor to make sure it wasn't me. It wasn't.

I rebooted the PC and reset the monitor, and this seemed to have cleared things up - but now I am left with some residue mild symptoms.

As you would say, Cheers!

Hi Wow,

Yup, it doesn't take much to set it all off again does it? The worst part is that symptoms don't stop when you leave the screen either. It goes on for hours afterwards or even a day or two. Funny you put this message up today...I'm just in the middle of trying to get the company who made the LCD I bought that caused the evil symptoms to give me a refund but Sam***g won't hear of it so now I'm writing them a nasty letter. If that fails, I'll ebay it I suppose. Certainly is a costly condition sometimes with all the hassles it generates.

Hope your monitor stops giving you trouble and you feel better quickly.

Best....Scott

Hi Scott and Wow---

I spend tons of time on the 'puter, mostly researching this dreadful thing I have. But, I was wondering if either of you have tried one of the new flat screens. I understand the "refresh rate is similar to the screens on a laptop and not as visually disturbing....
I haven't had a great day. Not too dizzy but the ear fullness is extreme!
I have a Neuro appointment Wed for follow-up on the MRI scan of my neck. She says I have "Spondylosis with some flattening of the ventral surfaces cord." ???????? I did a Google search for this and YES, it does cause dizziness. But it didn't mention motion sensitivity. Any knowledge of this condition? My neck, like yours, is killing me. Can't move it to the right. No position is comfortable for sleeping. Even on a special pillow I bought for this.....

Feel good and have a great day.
Linda

Hi Linda,

Sorry to hear about your rotten neck problems. It's awful I know....but recently I've had some great results with "myofacial release" massage. Just one session has made a much bigger improvement than 6 months of chiro. Maybe you should check it out. I really think most neck issues stem from muscular problems. When they are chronically in spasm, nerves and all sorts get cut off. And with your anxiety, dizziness etc, it only complicates the problem.

It was a flat-panel that set me off actually. I've had troubles on both CRTs and LCDs. What a pain.

Cheers....Scott

Scott,

So far so good this morning with no blurry text.

Before you write a nasty letter, you may want to ask your doctor to write a letter on your behalf, stating that problems that you are having and why this monitor is not good for you. Also, can you go back to the local store where you purchased it, and ask for a refund through that office before going to the main corporation? Just a few thoughts. I'm sure there is something you can do to obtain reimbursement if you just keep pressing. It's too bad they are giving you such a hard time.

Stitcher,

As you know, the thing about the symptoms that many posters on this board experience can be difficult to formally diagnose, so even if you receive a definitive diagnosis of "spondylosis with some flattening of the ventral surfaces cord", this may not be the root cause of your symptoms. And if it is the root cause for the dizziness, it may not be the reason why you have a sensation of motion.

You may try out a massage or a chiro for your stiff neck (this is what it boils down to, roughly speaking). Off the top, this can be from lack of motion (holding your head/neck in one position too much to avoid symptoms, or not wanting to move your head too much to avoid symptoms), misalignment, poor blood circulation in that area due to lack of movement, or poor range of motion, to name a few. If you are hesitant about seeing a chiro or about trying the massage, try taking an anti-inflammatory (like aspirin or obuprofen), applying moist warm heat, rotating your shoulders in big circles to increase blood flow to that area, gently stretching your neck muscles (even with symptoms) by slightly tilting your head first to the right side and on the left, force-dropping your shoulder to the floor - then repeat on the other side. If possible, you also may want to ask someone to rub your neck and shoulder area with a creme that carries a heating sensation. You may want to try sleeping with something soft placed underneath your neck for gentle support, and when lying down at night for bed, flexing your neck muscles into a taunt stretch while forcing both shoulders towards your feet (a stretch you can do while lying down).

Wishing you both a feel-good day. xo

Hi Scott and Wow....

Thanks for the recommendations on massage. Sounds like it would realy feel good.

I have to tell you that today was the BEST DAY I'VE HAD IN 3 MONTHS! I drove 45 minutes down the mountain to Williamsport with the sun filtering through the trees. I wore a visor and that seems to help a great deal. It really reduces the flickering light. I was alone, went for a U/S of carotid arteries! (I tHink the Neurologist is reaching!). Shopped for groceries, picked out new eye glasses, wondered around the mall and Sam's club. None of these environments bothered me one bit. Go figure! This freedom allowed me time to spend some money, too! HA HA.
Yesterday the pressure in both ears was horrific, and the eye stimulation was bad. Today, neither bothered me and the pressure and vision problems were hardly noticable....Do you think being away from hubby, thus causing less stress and adrenaline flow would account for the lack of pressure in my ears and the feel good feeling I've had all day? What symptoms besides anxiety and panic attacks can you get from adrenaline.....
I am soooo excited... I can still elicit my dilequilibrium on certain movements but gosh, I had to "try" to make myself feel it today. I wish this kind of day for everyone......
I am going to look into massage therapy. Not too excited about chiro...... I am also going to talk with Neuro tomorrow about physical therapy or maybe a soft collar to use when I am on the computer. I have horrible posture when using it.....

Hope you are all having a great day. Wish I could meet you guys. You are so supportive and generous with your advice and knowledge.........

I'll be back when I get more information from follow-up appointment tomorrow.

Cheers!
Linda :wave:

Hi Linda,

Wow! I think your doc is going overboard with carotid artery ultrasounds. I've just been writing about this actually. It's used in clinical trials as a surrogate measure for atherosclerosis and never looks great in people with diabetes that's for sure. But don't worry, he's probably going out on a limb wondering if blood flow to your head has been reduced for some bizarre reason - NOT. I think there's a strong link with what you are saying about your other half being away and you feeling so much better -ie, emotional tension. I can imagine that when you're feeling as you do and he's not taking it seriously or thinks your being a hypochondriac or whatever that it must generate a lot of anger (as it would!). And that kind of emotion def shows up as physical stuff for some (in your case maybe exacerbating the inner ear stuff), I believe anyway.

But really glad you are seeing some light and having a great day. I'm doing pretty well at this end too at the moment - about 95%.

Wow - have tried the store etc. Nobody will budge so it's letter to the company time. That usually gets a result because you bypass the drones on the telephone.

Talk soon....Scott :cool:

Hi Linda,

Im really pleased for you that you had such a lovely day and achieved so much. You must be feeling really good. Im sure being away from hubby helped a little bit! I often feel a lot less stressed when Im away from my partner too - he has such a short temper and is always so angry about something, he makes me feel stressed even when its not me he's angy with.

Im sure some sort of massage would benefit and relax you. I dont like chiropractors, I dont like the quick movements or the crunching of bones, plus it worried me the one time I went that I was really dizzy afterward and my neck really hurt.

Hope you continue to have many more great days, nice to hear of something positive.

Chris