Especially for Scottsman - the MONITOR - Inner Ear Disorders Message Board

Wowwwweeee · 09-20-2004, 11:31 AM

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!

studyin · 09-20-2004, 07:06 PM

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 **** 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

stitcher · 09-20-2004, 08:20 PM

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

studyin · 09-20-2004, 09:49 PM

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

Wowwwweeee · 09-21-2004, 07:08 AM

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