I missed most of first grade (6-7 years old) for chronic ear infections and tonsillitis. In fact, I still have predictable difficulty with my left ear (drain tube installed at same time as T&A)and I'll be 41 in a couple months. No vertigo though, not anything remarkable anyway. Tube was removed about 8 weeks post-op, so that's not there anymore either.
If there's a cause/effect with this, the impact could be staggering. Think of all those day-care kids that suffered ear infections, ultimately leading to tubes. It's almost a rite of passage (my own daughter included).
And finally for the record....slight GAD and OCD here!!!
If there's a cause/effect with this, the impact could be staggering. Think of all those day-care kids that suffered ear infections, ultimately leading to tubes. It's almost a rite of passage (my own daughter included).
And finally for the record....slight GAD and OCD here!!!
With your medical history I seriously and highly recommend you reading Phobia Free by Harold Levinson MD. Don't let the name fool you. Many phobia's such as fear of heights to ones like me and you have scientific cause and as such are not phobia's but rather the brain saying hey you have poor balance stay off the ladder or step away from the edge please :>}
I'll show you something as a parent you might need to know. With these problems can come a very similar to ADD ADHD problem called Central Auditory Processing Disorders or C.A.P.D.
It involves hearing and sounds but not being able to process them in a timely manner.
The first one is a long read but a great article.
COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF VESTIBULAR DISORDERS
If you get to a point where noises and certain visual stimulation or situations start to bother you then this can be the cause. My onset felt like I was having a stroke. I had clues before it happened such as trying to sign my name and my hand not wanting to sign a paper. I could see the paper but not make my mind engage to do the task if that makes sense. The scariest was being on an interstate one day and my brain taking a leave of absence. I didn't know where I was or what I was doing, how long I'd been driving etc. This happened several times and except for the onset episode that lasted for a few days generally goes away in minutes.