Medical Mystery: Why Do I Always Feel Dizzy?
In August 2002, I traveled to Ireland with my then-fiancé and his family. My parents are from South America, so I had flown a lot in the past, but this time there was a lot of turbulence, and I was airsick for hours. When I got off the plane, I felt really unsteady, as if I were on a boat, and myTwenty years later, I still feel that way, and for the longest time I had no idea why.When I couldn’t shake that feeling for a few days after the trip, I went to my primary care doctor.
Over the next few years, I saw nine or 10 doctors, including a psychiatrist. But the only thing that really helped was being in motion. Any time I was in a car, as either a passenger or the driver, the symptoms would go away.Mal de Debarquement Syndrome , a neurological condition that’s triggered by traveling on a boat or a plane, and I knew immediately that it was what I had. I made an appointment with an otoneurologist in New Jersey who treats MdDS, and I typed up a list of every symptom I had and every test I had gone through.
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