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Dizzy Spell: Living & Coping with an Inner Ear Disorder

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I've suffered from an inner ear disorder for several years. Apparently the author doesn't truly understand anything about actual inner ear disorders or she wouldn't tell me to take a walk as her method of dealing with dizziness and vertigo.

Is this woman insane?

I have quite literally crawled out of meetings because I couldn't tell which way was up.

If you suffer from a REAL inner ear disorder and don't want to blow money on a glossy-covered brochure, read "Dizzy: What You Need To Know About Managing And Treating Balance Disorders." It's a great book full of REAL information.

This book is a joke.

First, this is a pamphlet, not a book.

Second, it was written by someone who obviously had a very minor problem with balance, because the recommended treatment is to get up and move. Vacuum. Take a walk around the block!

Third, I have had Meniere's Disease for almost forty years. It has gotten worse with age. I sleep sitting up in a chair. I can only drive on "good" days, and even then it's limited. When I get serious vertigo I cannot even shift my eyes without becoming completely disoriented, and all of the ENTs I've seen -- including those at the House Clinic (where they test the astronauts) -- told me I have a very common balance problem. (My adult daughter has the same symptoms and the same diagnosis.)

So where does this ignoramus get off writing a pamphlet about balance problems and selling it as a book? I was looking for updated material about balance disorders and got THIS abomination. My husband is packing it up so it can be shipped back.

There really are good books out there about balance problems. This is NOT one of them. Avoid it!

What a waste of money!

I am suffering from what the author wrote about - coping after a diagnosis of labrynthitis (a virus that attacks the inner ear and can leave you with damage to the nerves and hair cells). I was looking forward to reading this because you can feel very alone in having an illness that many don't understand. However, she did not do it justice. It could have been filled with much more detail. This just skims the surface and, in reality, this illness changes your life and can be devastating to cope with.