I decided to share this in case
someone out there will benefit from the info. I know *I* benefit when others
share.
With a lot of help from my daughter Cara,
I finished Cheri's online auditory/vestibular adult assessment. Cara clicked to
save as a pdf, I e-mailed it to Cheri, & she called me this afternoon.
Cheri's going to e-mail me a summary
of our conversation, but these are the basics. She wants me to get a sleep
study, which means first seeing a neurologist, who would write the order for
it. My husband Ron has a friend who knows an excellent neurologist at Evanston
Hospital, & Ron's going to see if I can get in to see the guy within a
month or so. If the wait's too long,
I'll go to the same neurologist my daughter saw - not an outstanding doctor,
but definitely competent.
Cheri wants to see if I have central
sleep apnea. She's concerned that I actually had a stroke that night back in September
2011. She also wants me to get a referral from the neurologist for an ENT with
expertise in vestibular issues and Ménière's. She said there's a possibility
I'm in the early stages of Ménière's. I wasn't happy to hear that, but also not
surprised.
Cheri said until I know if
anything's happening with my sleep, she's recommending that I do home therapy
for vision therapy, but not the sessions. Feldenkrais calms the sensory system, but
vision therapy challenges the vestibular system, and that may be stressing my
system right now.
So, it's a lot to process, but I
clearly need to get as much info as I can, & as much understanding as possible.
It will only be in getting as much
information as I can, that I can move forward to live my life as fully as
possible. Cheri really does her
homework, for which I'm very thankful.
She really is exceptional.
