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Old 06-27-2008, 12:30 AM
Maria Maria is offline
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I've a friend who is around my age who has had some very severe episodes of vertigo, all testing done possible and unexplained to date. My 84 y.o. uncle has undergone the same thing in terms of severe (said he wished he was dead the vertigo was so severe) vertigo episodes and more recently lighter ones. He had all the recommended diagnostic testing done as well.

Of course it's prudent to rule out anything that is life threatening. I guess the doctors see a number of patients with vertigo in the ER and I've also read some recent articles in my nursing journal re vertigo and what it can mean, what to do, diagnostics to be performed.

Something has to be going on .. just think the testing isn't refined enough or the refined testing might be too sci fi for insurance to cover it. Wonder what diagnostics the President might undergo for severe vertigo episodes..
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