Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-35319541-20180528033905/@comment-33002749-20180601034136

The blowing thing I was talking about is for the crystals in the ears. Doing those short bursts like that can help move them back into place. Because I have Chiari Malformation Type I it causes pressure in my head which can cause lots of problems, the migraines, the vertigo, the dizziness, etc. and can also cause the crystals to move. Even a small movement in them can cause problems. The blowing helps to alleviate the pressure enough to allow the crystals to fall back in place, at least for a while.

I have trouble with motion sickness in the car unless I am in the front seat and can see where we are going. It used to be all the time, but once I started driving I was able to be a passenger as long as I sat in front. I have terrible problems if going up a big hill if the down side is not gradual. If it is graded well I have no problem, but you know some small towns have big hills and old roads and ugh, those kill me. We used to live in a small town with hills like that and I always avoided those roads. I always hated going to amusement parks because I couldn't ride the rides. I could usually do the merry-go-round and a few other slower rides, but anything that went fast or went up and down, or had a big drop and I couldn't ride it. I stopped driving once the vertigo and migraines became so bad, I just didn't feel safe driving anymore. Thankfully my boys know to be careful with hills and such when the drive me places and when I take Uber around town where I live, there aren't any hills to worry about.