DON’T DO IT FOR YOURSELF Elli Altman is the Community Outreach Manager at Vision Specialists of Michigan. Before Elli was the outreach manager, she was a patient. Now she chronicles her journey and those of the patients she meets. This week a mother and teenage son came to Vision Specialists. They had back-to-back appointments. Although […]
Category Archives: Dizziness / Lightheadedness
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Can You Have Double Vision And Not Know It?
Seems impossible, I know. But, it happens all the time. A new patient comes in, gets comfy in the exam chair. The doctor begins asking questions to get a history. Then comes the question, “Do you ever have double vision?” And the answer? “No. Never.” And then the testing begins. The patient is given a […]
Why Your Dizziness and Vertigo Won’t Leave You Alone
Why Your Dizziness and Vertigo Won’t Leave You Alone Dizzy spells. For some of us, it may happen after a trip on a whirling carnival ride. A sense of unbalance coupled with nausea. We promise ourselves not to try any more carnival rides (at least for the rest of the year). In an hour or […]
Dizzy Spells, Motion Sickness, Nausea, and Difficulty with Walking, Balance and Coordination: Why It Could Be Caused by Your Eyes
“I get dizzy all the time.” “I get car sick a lot–particularly as a passenger.” “I cannot go on the spinning rides at the fair.” “I am frequently nauseated.” “I’m unsteady when I walk–I stumble a lot and sometimes I fall.” “I’m so clumsy—I can’t even walk in a straight line. I sometimes bump into […]
Dizziness Symptoms Disappear in Several Situations
I had been experiencing dizziness when reading in certain situations, while sitting in traffic with moving vehicles on either side, and on take off and sometimes landing on airplanes. Now that I have received my new glasses I can now read with both eyes at the same time. I did not need Dramamine on the […]