Has anybody experienced vertigo while windsurfing? I did on Monday.
While heading in after two hours on the water, I suddenly felt dizzy and my vision started spinning, like being drunk, except with nausea. It made for a rough time derigging. Had to get Shanna to drive me home.
It didn't stop until the next day while visiting the E.R. where they gave me Antivert (for motion sickenss). They didn't find any evidence of stroke, hemmorage, or tumor. Apparently, vertigo can come and go like that. Something about calcium particles getting dislodged in your inner ear and rolling around.
Bill H.
—
Bill Herderich
Do you suffer from allergies?
Alan
Nope, no allergies.
On the bright side, the E.R. Doc didn't think windsurfing had anything to do with it. The nurse, however, suggested wind or water in the ear. Asked if I sailed with ear plugs (no). I did have my helmet (Gath) on and no serious wipeouts.
Bill Herderich
I had vertigo once years ago. I've never had it from windsurfing so doubt it had anything to do with the wind or water.
I have had Vertigo plenty of times, but usually after diving. I also had it really bad one weekend after spending an entire rolling around in a sailboat in somewhat rough seas. Caffeine can have lots to do with it so I avoid it when going diving or being on the water at all. Also, you can take herbal remedies that don't have side effects like prescrip drugs do. It's also good to avoid things like cheese and dairy products because can cause inner ear/sinus problems even though you think you don't have a problem with allergies.
What were you doing right when it began? You said "coming in". Had you been sailing on planing reaches, then came in drifting downwind or upwind or schlogging on a reach? Were you thirsty or tired or hungry? Do you turn and look upwind over your shoulder a lot? (I do when it's gusty like every moment I ever sailed on Allatoona... you did say Galts right?) Have you had a sore throat, cold or ear ache?
GH
It had happened to me twice. Both times I ate my lunch about two hours or less before I went to the water.
Mau
Yes, I was on a planning reach coming in, after a couple hours of planning reaches (it really was a good day). Yeah, it was Galt's so I was looking upwind a lot too. No sore throat or other symptoms.
Bill Herderich
Interesting. I never got anything as drastic as vertigo, but I have experienced several times where I had to re-adjust and get my land-legs back. You know, where you still feel like you are rocking on a boat even though you are still walking on land? Yea, my wife kept asking me why I was still holding my arms out and leaning to one side.
I've had vertigo a few times, but never windsurfing. I'm wondering, however, if you had gotten dehydrated. Perhaps sailing in hot summer weather is the culprit.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
U2
I be planning on planing