It happened to me yesterday for the first time and it was frightening. A bunch of us went snow-tubing up near Timberline Monday. It was fun but rough. Your back, neck and head get whipped pretty hard when shooting down a mountain on an inner tube.
Except for being a little sore, I felt fine. Until waking up the next morning and finding the whole room spinning like a pinwheel. No matter what I did, I couldn't shake the violent spinning. Instant nausea and panic followed. I could hardly walk to the phone. My wife came home and drove me to the doctor. By then the horrible spinning slowed a bit and was coming in waves.
He conjectured that I received a whiplash type injury up near the base of my skull. This caused swelling which screwed up the inner ear balance mechanisms. An Osteopath manipulated my spine and neck, which was a little messed up, and I was prescribed some heavy duty anti-inflammatories (steroids).
I'm still a little
wobbly today but much better. I would rather break a bone than suffer from vertigo again. Neurological shit sucks big time and is scary as hell. Anyone else have something similar happen?
