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What Causes Persistent Balance Issues, Dry Cough After Food And Heaviness In Head?
Question: Hi Maybe,
I am old 89 years and suffer from imbalance and had one or two falls over the last 2 years. I have a dry cough particularly at meal times, take tablets for blood pressure doxi... my imbalance worries me and the seeming heaviness in my head, although I can still do the Guardian Crossword if more slowly than yore.
I eat the right things though chiefly without appetite and not overweight. I wear a CI ( 22 electrodes) as have had hearing-loss since quite young. Should I prepare to meet my maker!
I will await the e-mail answer as I am not too good with the technology unless very clear instructions given Thanks
I am old 89 years and suffer from imbalance and had one or two falls over the last 2 years. I have a dry cough particularly at meal times, take tablets for blood pressure doxi... my imbalance worries me and the seeming heaviness in my head, although I can still do the Guardian Crossword if more slowly than yore.
I eat the right things though chiefly without appetite and not overweight. I wear a CI ( 22 electrodes) as have had hearing-loss since quite young. Should I prepare to meet my maker!
I will await the e-mail answer as I am not too good with the technology unless very clear instructions given Thanks
Brief Answer:
You need detailed neurological examination.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms and feel that you need a detailed neurological examination to exclude a disease of cerebellum (small brain at the back). This can cause imbalance and falls.
We also need to exclude a disease of sensory nerves of feet, which can also cause imbalance and falls.
Your symptoms are unlikely to be related to CI.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
You need detailed neurological examination.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your symptoms and feel that you need a detailed neurological examination to exclude a disease of cerebellum (small brain at the back). This can cause imbalance and falls.
We also need to exclude a disease of sensory nerves of feet, which can also cause imbalance and falls.
Your symptoms are unlikely to be related to CI.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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