My computer diagnosed me

I'm not under the delusion that my computer can replace a doctor, but I found this interesting...

I entered these weird symptoms I've had lately in my search engine. I literally wrote, "symptoms: whooshing and banging sounds when I move my head" and some really good information and links came up, including problems my eye-doctor suspects COULD be causing the symptoms, and the tests and imaging that the specialists want done.

Those symptoms plus the occasional vertigo I'm suddenly having can be caused by a bleed or lesion in the brain. But also, my left eye has been constantly painful and burning for about 5 weeks, which could mean there's a lesion on the optic nerve. The burning eye pain is what I originally went to see the eye doctor for.

And the bleed or lesion, if there is one, could be caused by severe head trauma. I had severe head trauma about 30 years ago but the Mayo Clinic website said even an old head injury can cause a bleed years later. Other causes of those symptoms can be poor drainage of spinal fluid in the brain or poor blood supply to the retina or optic nerve. It's important to rule out the most serious problems first, though.

It's so interesting that you can just enter a bunch of symptoms, and voila.

I'm not advocating diagnosing yourself via your computer, I just thought it was interesting.
With a touch of witchcraft. 😲
 

My mother used to have the Mayo Clinic handbook. She never warmed up to the internet, but she got good information from that handbook.

@Murrmurr (Frank), I hope you have the best possible outcome with your medical situation. 🤗
 

In the 1970s, I worked for an eye doc, Dr. Safire. His pet project was to develop a computerized system for Dr.s' visits. A patient's symptoms would be entered into a computer, which would prescribe lab tests, X-rays, etc. When that data was entered, the computer would then prescribe drugs, treatments, and/or refer for surgery, etc. That was 50 years ago, and it's slowly happening.
And Murrmurr, best of luck, buddy.
 
It seems that whenever I go to my doctor, she just sits there on her laptop and "researches" any symptoms I might mention. Heck, I can...and always...do that myself....both before and after any doctor visit. Between site like Mayo Clinic, and Web MD, I can usually figure out what is going on, and verify any "diagnosis" I might receive.
 
It can also be reassuring when you imagine the worst and find that the cause of your problem is often something quite minor.
I'm still suffering the effects of the virus I had two years ago. It seems to have done some long-term damage. However, I have found that the vertigo is always worst when I have been sitting still for a while. Getting up and doing a few floor exercises is definitely helping.
 
It can also be reassuring when you imagine the worst and find that the cause of your problem is often something quite minor.
I'm still suffering the effects of the virus I had two years ago. It seems to have done some long-term damage. However, I have found that the vertigo is always worst when I have been sitting still for a while. Getting up and doing a few floor exercises is definitely helping.
There's 3 yoga positions that help me a lot. One of them is excellent at slowly stopping these excruciating knee-to-toe cramps I get and the other 2 stop the dizziness almost immediately.
 
In the 1970s, I worked for an eye doc, Dr. Safire. His pet project was to develop a computerized system for Dr.s' visits. A patient's symptoms would be entered into a computer, which would prescribe lab tests, X-rays, etc. When that data was entered, the computer would then prescribe drugs, treatments, and/or refer for surgery, etc. That was 50 years ago, and it's slowly happening.
And Murrmurr, best of luck, buddy.
Thanks, Fuzz. Of the most common possibilities, all of them are treatable. So that's good to know. And it could be as simple as this new medication I was taking, which I already stopped taking.
 
"symptoms: whooshing and banging sounds when I move my head"
I've had that after getting water in my ear.
 
I have always researched my symptoms before going to the doctor. My doctor knows it and he expects it from me. We always take them one by one, discuss, and decide what the next step is. When I was 12 years old I started having horrible headaches and my mother would give me an aspirin but it never helped. At school in the library I researched my symptoms and found out they were migraines and aspirin would not touch them. When I finally saw a doctor he diagnosed them and gave me some meds that actually helped. The meds along with a cool, dark room and a bowl of ice to wet a wash cloth with for my head really helped. It was many years later after a massive stroke did I find out I had a massive brain aneurysm.
 
I have always researched my symptoms before going to the doctor. My doctor knows it and he expects it from me. We always take them one by one, discuss, and decide what the next step is. When I was 12 years old I started having horrible headaches and my mother would give me an aspirin but it never helped. At school in the library I researched my symptoms and found out they were migraines and aspirin would not touch them. When I finally saw a doctor he diagnosed them and gave me some meds that actually helped. The meds along with a cool, dark room and a bowl of ice to wet a wash cloth with for my head really helped. It was many years later after a massive stroke did I find out I had a massive brain aneurysm.
Years ago I dated a very nice lady who had migraines. They made her so miserable. It's pretty hard on the people around a person with migraines, too. Way, way worse for the person who has them, of course, but sometimes there was just no way I could be quiet enough, and her only recourse was to go home, sometimes for days. And I didn't realize that even a little movement nearby could be horrible for her. Like, sometimes me just walking through the room would hurt her.
 
Google is super useful, although some doctors hate that their patients are believing Google search results over trained medical professionals.

There's 3 yoga positions that help me a lot. One of them is excellent at slowly stopping these excruciating knee-to-toe cramps I get and the other 2 stop the dizziness almost immediately.
Could you share the names of those Yoga forms, I'd like to share them with my Taichi-Qigong-Yoga members.
 
Google is super useful, although some doctors hate that their patients are believing Google search results over trained medical professionals.


Could you share the names of those Yoga forms, I'd like to share them with my Taichi-Qigong-Yoga members.
The Cow position stops the severest leg-foot cramps within 5 minutes! Maybe 8 minutes max. I used it for ulcer pain when I had ulcers, and I still use it for liver pain and abdominal muscle cramps, but mostly I use it when the leg-foot cramps are really bad.

For vertigo and dizziness I use Savasana (Corpse Pose), and Vipirita Karani. Vipirita Karani also helps stop the muscle ticks I get in the calves of my legs.
 
The Cow position stops the severest leg-foot cramps within 5 minutes! Maybe 8 minutes max. I used it for ulcer pain when I had ulcers, and I still use it for liver pain and abdominal muscle cramps, but mostly I use it when the leg-foot cramps are really bad.

For vertigo and dizziness I use Savasana (Corpse Pose), and Vipirita Karani. Vipirita Karani also helps stop the muscle ticks I get in the calves of my legs.
So glad to hear real life testimony for the benefits of Yogic practice. The Cow(plus the Cat position) are "must have" in any Yoga session, along with The Child's Pose. Haven't done the Viparita Karani in a real long time...must do next session. ;)
Savasana at the end of a session, ya have to scrape me off the mat with a spatula! :LOL:
 
So glad to hear real life testimony for the benefits of Yogic practice. The Cow(plus the Cat position) are "must have" in any Yoga session, along with The Child's Pose. Haven't done the Viparita Karani in a real long time...must do next session. ;)
Savasana at the end of a session, ya have to scrape me off the mat with a spatula! :LOL:
Oh yeah! I remember Child's Pose was great for abdominal issues. I should start using it again. I bet it'd help with liver pain.
 
Savasana at the end of a session, ya have to scrape me off the mat with a spatula! :LOL:
Try gently rolling onto your belly, arms out from your sides, then curl up and get into Cow and hold there for a couple minutes, then suck in your ab muscles and slowly sit back onto your legs and stay there for a few, then slowly stand when your head is still and clear.

If you need to, while sitting on your legs, turn your head slowly left and hold for a few seconds, then slowly right and hold, and then center and hold for up to 30 seconds before you stand up. And breathe, of course. I'm sure you'll know when.
 
Also a super great release for back muscles, ya gotta kick me to get me move out of this pose!
Yeah, as a person with a really messed up back, that I do know.

Hanging by my knees from a lowered chin bar is something I do for my spine. I don't swing from it like a monkey, I just hang in a few different positions for several minutes, and the backs of my shoulders are lying on the floor. It literally feels like I'm giving my spine breaths of fresh air.
 


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