I went on a theme park ride a week ago... still nauseous with a headache. Help?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do companies manufacture such nonsense...and why do people think things like this are fun? Read the link to the lawsuits that a pp posted. A kid had a heart attack and died. At an amusement park. This is not amusing. It baffles me.

Um b/c a lot of people actually enjoy it. Yes, there is a higher probability than conventional rides of people feeling sick afterwards hence the warning), but a lot of people love those rides. The person who passed away had an underlying medical condition and there are numerous signs/warnings that the ride is not for people with certain medical conditions.

Due diligence.

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I used to be able to ride the biggest baddest roller coaster in the park. Not anymore. I hit 30 and even a simple ride swinging back and forth and I'm stumbling around like I'm drunk. I'm 46 now and at amusement parks......I hold the purses/valuables while others ride.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do companies manufacture such nonsense...and why do people think things like this are fun? Read the link to the lawsuits that a pp posted. A kid had a heart attack and died. At an amusement park. This is not amusing. It baffles me.

Um b/c a lot of people actually enjoy it. Yes, there is a higher probability than conventional rides of people feeling sick afterwards hence the warning), but a lot of people love those rides. The person who passed away had an underlying medical condition and there are numerous signs/warnings that the ride is not for people with certain medical conditions.

Due diligence.

The thing about the warnings is that it's not like you really have any clue. This ride is totally unique. How many claustrophobia-inducing centrifuges have you been on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like vertigo. I would go to an ENT.

+1

Sounds like OP did something to her inner ear.

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Anonymous wrote:OP UPDATE: Thanks everyone. I went to urgent care today and they indeed said they thought it was the crystals in the ear thing. They gave me zofran for the nausea and showed me how to do the eply maneuver.

Here's hoping!!!

If that doesn't work, they can put you on a table and spin it to make the crystals lodge where they won't roll around and bother you.

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Anonymous wrote:OP UPDATE: Thanks everyone. I went to urgent care today and they indeed said they thought it was the crystals in the ear thing. They gave me zofran for the nausea and showed me how to do the eply maneuver.

Here's hoping!!!

If that doesn't work, they can put you on a table and spin it to make the crystals lodge where they won't roll around and bother you.

Nooooooo.....no more spinning please!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Why do companies manufacture such nonsense...and why do people think things like this are fun? Read the link to the lawsuits that a pp posted. A kid had a heart attack and died. At an amusement park. This is not amusing. It baffles me.

Um b/c a lot of people actually enjoy it. Yes, there is a higher probability than conventional rides of people feeling sick afterwards hence the warning), but a lot of people love those rides. The person who passed away had an underlying medical condition and there are numerous signs/warnings that the ride is not for people with certain medical conditions.

Due diligence.

The thing about the warnings is that it's not like you really have any clue. This ride is totally unique. How many claustrophobia-inducing centrifuges have you been on?

And you often don't know if you have a congenital heart condition, or an aneurysm, or an arterial blockage, until it's too late.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do companies manufacture such nonsense...and why do people think things like this are fun? Read the link to the lawsuits that a pp posted. A kid had a heart attack and died. At an amusement park. This is not amusing. It baffles me.

Um b/c a lot of people actually enjoy it. Yes, there is a higher probability than conventional rides of people feeling sick afterwards hence the warning), but a lot of people love those rides. The person who passed away had an underlying medical condition and there are numerous signs/warnings that the ride is not for people with certain medical conditions.

Due diligence.

The thing about the warnings is that it's not like you really have any clue. This ride is totally unique. How many claustrophobia-inducing centrifuges have you been on?

And you often don't know if you have a congenital heart condition, or an aneurysm, or an arterial blockage, until it's too late.

Right. And this is why you're not supposed to ride when pregnant, but DCUMs seem to be unable to stay away from amusement park rides for nine months.

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Anonymous wrote:Doctor then lawyer.

Oh please STFU.

OP is an adult, who made the decision to go the theme park...on a theme park ride that is notorious for jerking your body around. you lose your rights the second you walk through those theme park gates - negligence aside!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went on a theme park ride that is essentially a centrifuge about a week ago. (Mission: Space orange, for those who know it at Epcot.) Immediately thereafter I felt incredibly sick, had to lie down etc. The really bad nausea and headache eased after a day or so. But it's been a week now and I still feel mildly ill with a small headache in the back of my head. Can such symptoms really be from the ride a week later?

Note that I suppose it could be a stomach virus that coincided at the same time, but I don't have any diarrhea or other stomach issues. No fever.

1) has this happened to anyone else?
2) what do you think I should do about it?

perplexed.

TIA!

PS- needless to say... I STRONGLY recommend avoiding this ride!

There are tiny crystals in your ear that control your balance. when they're displaced you will get symptoms like what you're experiencing.

http://www.swedish.org/blog/2013/04/dizziness-from-loose-crystals-in-your-head

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Anonymous wrote:Why do companies manufacture such nonsense...and why do people think things like this are fun? Read the link to the lawsuits that a pp posted. A kid had a heart attack and died. At an amusement park. This is not amusing. It baffles me.

Um b/c a lot of people actually enjoy it. Yes, there is a higher probability than conventional rides of people feeling sick afterwards hence the warning), but a lot of people love those rides. The person who passed away had an underlying medical condition and there are numerous signs/warnings that the ride is not for people with certain medical conditions.

Due diligence.

The thing about the warnings is that it's not like you really have any clue. This ride is totally unique. How many claustrophobia-inducing centrifuges have you been on?

And you often don't know if you have a congenital heart condition, or an aneurysm, or an arterial blockage, until it's too late.

Right. And this is why you're not supposed to ride when pregnant, but DCUMs seem to be unable to stay away from amusement park rides for nine months.

What are you talking about?? OP isn't pregnant.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do companies manufacture such nonsense...and why do people think things like this are fun? Read the link to the lawsuits that a pp posted. A kid had a heart attack and died. At an amusement park. This is not amusing. It baffles me.

Um b/c a lot of people actually enjoy it. Yes, there is a higher probability than conventional rides of people feeling sick afterwards hence the warning), but a lot of people love those rides. The person who passed away had an underlying medical condition and there are numerous signs/warnings that the ride is not for people with certain medical conditions.

Due diligence.

The thing about the warnings is that it's not like you really have any clue. This ride is totally unique. How many claustrophobia-inducing centrifuges have you been on?

And you often don't know if you have a congenital heart condition, or an aneurysm, or an arterial blockage, until it's too late.

Right. And this is why you're not supposed to ride when pregnant, but DCUMs seem to be unable to stay away from amusement park rides for nine months.

What are you talking about?? OP isn't pregnant.

No kidding. But the expectant mothers forum is full of pregnant women who want to ride the rides at Disney, because what could possibly go wrong?

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OP, https://www.activator.com/wp-content/uploads/Home%20Epley%20Handouts.pdf

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This is what you have: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). I got mine in a car accident wherein our car was flipped. Wikipedia it. Crystals in your ear have become dislodged and are not placed correctly in your middle ear. ENTs who were trained long after Desert STorm know how to treat this because they were allowed to study the middle ear of corpses of pilots who suffered for decades from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. They found these minute crystals displaced in the ear. The problem is finding an ear doctor trained to treat it. Older doctors don't know how to do it. You need to call around and find an ENT who is an expert in this and has a proper chair to treat you (do not go to an ENT who says he can do it without the chair). First the ear doctor will ask you to show you the movement that you do that brings on the nausea or headache - in my case it was a particular right to left move that brought it on. He then studies movements in your eyes while you make the movement. My DW watched and said my eyes moved rapidly from right to left. Then the ENT will strap you into the chair and reverse the movement you showed him - in my case it was a T-bone to my right and the car flipped several times. He flipped me upside down and reversed what happened in the car accident; then he looks at the eyes again. He keeps doing this until he is confident the crystals are back in place. It took only one session and I was miraculous cured. He said I might have a recurrence, which I did, but I went back and he strapped me in the chair again and redid the procedure and I was fine. I would recommend him but he went back into academia. But only certain ENTs are trained in this and have the chair. Good luck!