Re: My 7 year old's vertigo and heavy limb feeling

[Guest guest]

I wonder if he is coming down with an ear infection or flu?

In a message dated 4/8/2010 4:59:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

laurca24@... writes:

Greetings everybody! My son and husband have CMT. My husband hardly has any

issues, just fine motor, and it hasn't effected him at all. My son,

however, has a lot of coordination issues and that effects his running,

catching

balls, kicking etc. He has been having vertigo where it feels like the room

is spinning and like he might fall off is chair. Last night he said it

felt like a " paperweight was on his head " and his hands and feet felt

unusually heavy. He also felt like there was a lot of pressure in his limbs and

numbness. He also has started limping and says the bottom of his foot hurts.

Has anyone else had these feelings? Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

I'm 75 and having increasing vertigo problems. Lying down on my right

side provides relief. I was wondering if your youngster has tried that.

EdM from NH

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[Guest guest]

Edwin

You may want to ask your physician if you have Benign Positional Vertigo as it

is caused by small calcium carbonate deposits in the inner ear that can move and

cause intermittent vertigo. That fact that it goes away when you lie in a

certain position is a potential indication as the 'fix' is for a therapist to

progressively twist the head until the crystals relocate to a part of the ear

where they aren't touching nerves. In your case, lying down may temporarily

moves them but they can migrate back as you stand up and move about.

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Hello ,

I'm 75 and having increasing vertigo problems. Lying down on my right

side provides relief. I was wondering if your youngster has tried that.

EdM from NH

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