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Shannon T
07-19-2009, 12:39 PM
Today I went sunning at my daughter's house. I was on a raft shaped like a chair. I fell off and had a near drowning incident. I was swimming into the pool's floor. I was seen and pulled up to the surface. It was a horrible experience.

So, clever girl that I am, after lunch I decided to jump in the pool and try it again. Well I jumped in the deep end and pushed up and guess what. I was not coming to the surface I was coming up at an angle. I swam into the side of the pool. This time I was able to get to the surface unassisted but it was frightening.

Apparently with the loss of inner ear function I cannot tell which way is up when under water. That can be the only reason I can imagine for the incidents as I have been swimming since I was a child and I am 63 and I know top from bottom.

SO BE VERY CAREFUL SWIMMING IF YOU HAVE LOST THE FUNCTION OF YOUR INNER EARS.

Sangye
07-20-2009, 12:34 AM
Yikes. Please tell your doctor. It may be normal for your type of hearing loss, but there are often things you can do to help. Here (http://deafness.about.com/cs/earbasics/a/deafbalance.htm) is some info and resources for having this evaluated.

Your docs also must rule out Wegs affecting the central nervous system. A simple MRI will do that. I do hope you have a Wegs specialist to consult. Many times with Wegs, serious conditions get ignored because they're automatically attributed to drug side effects or other known conditions.