Ataxia

 I just read a post on Facebook asking if dizziness is a part of ataxia.  She was told no, it had nothing to do with her condition. That post was quickly met with an avalanche of posts, most of which contained dizziness stories and all but one affirmed that it was certainly associated with their ataxia. There is no cure for dizziness.  I have been through the positional head exercises to no avail.  You learn how to avoid getting dizzy but sometimes you just do.  In that case I sit for the dizziness and drink a Coke for the inevitable nausea. My experience with dizziness is that sometimes it is so bad that it progresses to vomiting.  I’m 67 years old and have never been carsick in my life but am now with an accompanying worsening of symptoms.  This is one of the many burdens of ataxia. August 7, 2023 @ 1:30pm (EST)  via zoom David Rastall , DO, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology. Dr. Rastall is a Vestibular & Ocular Motor Oto-Neurology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Me