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....."Did you ever feel that your eyes focused at different rates or were a bit fuzzy?".......

Yes and in addition to that--- for the first two weeks after the start of it all---I saw double----if I looked at the TV I saw two TV's side by side---but one was a little above the other---when I read an article in the paper/book/mag I had to hold it off to the side so that my nose would block one eye---I found that holding it to my left---worked the best.


...."I did not know that nerves could regenerate so thats another great point I will be asking about that too.".......


Yes in most cases they can---but they take a lot of time---I was not joking about asking your consultant(Doc)how long(avg)....think you will be amazed.

---But don't let the answer slow you down


---remember if had lost your entire left vestibular system(which you or I did not)---your right would take over---with time---and compensate---geeze---I hope the Doc is a neurologist---but an ENT should know also.....


.........."i sometimes wonder if I should get anothet MRI done - what do you think - my last one was 18 months ago?"........


That is up to you and your Doc---if you feel its necessary---for your peace of mind then do it---not sure about costs there------here about $3,000.00 plus $$ to have it read.....mine was taken about 11 months ago---showed nothing.....My Primary Care Doc ordered it---she looked at it---nothing----the ENT Doc looked at it---nothing---the neurologist looked at it---nothing---in fact he said it was "unremarkable"---never thought I would like that word--so much!!


...." last question - how did you reduce/cure the imbalance senstaion?"......


Well I have not "cured" the imbalance senstation---completely---yet---but it is reduced.


I'm not sure how I did it---I just kept moving---and one day---in the 10th/11th month---I noticed that---even if/when I got the senstation---it was like---the feeling you get---from riding a roller coaster, etc....it was like "wow" instead of---making me feel ill


Now---in the 12th month--it is greatly reduced---and still a "wow" like feeling---sort of fun!

I'll leave you with a few "one line-r's" from the two web sites in the post above...note the one on BPPV.....:


........."The term "neuritis" implies damage to the nerve, and "neuronitis', damage to the sensory neurons of the vestibular ganglion. There is actually evidence for both.".......

....."In spite of the limited pathology that would suggest involvement of the entire vestibular nerve, there is reasonable evidence that vestibular neuritis often spares part of the vestibular nerve, the inferior-division (e.g. Fetter and Dichgans, 1996; Goebel et al, 2001) although not all agree (Lu et al, 2003)"...........


......"Furthermore, it is common to have another dizziness syndrome, BPPV, follow vestibular neuritis. Presumably this happens because the utricle is damaged (supplied by the superior vestibular nerve), and deposits loose otoconia into the preserved posterior canal."...........


........." In most instances, it is most cost effective to see a neurologist prior to obtaining an MRI. Blood tests for diabetes, thyroid disorders, Lyme disease, collagen vascular disease and syphilis are sometimes performed, looking for these treatable illnesses. However, it is rare that these are ever positive."..........

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....."Hope you are OK"........

Yep I sure am Thanks

---think we will both be "ok"---and beat it!!