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tenai98

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staggering...taking a poll
« on: February 23, 2010, 10:07:35 am »
My AN is on left..and I mainly stagger to the right. Sometimes feels like an invisible force is pulling me to the right..Just wondering if this is common with balance loss...
AN left...staggers right
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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2010, 10:31:24 am »
This will be interesting to see results.

My AN is left, but I also stagger primarily to the left ...... hmmmmmmm.

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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2010, 11:24:16 am »
My An on right and when I clip walls, it is pretty much always on my left side...
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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2010, 11:47:58 am »
I'm like Clarice: left sided AN and I am "pulled" to my left-it has been that way before and after surgery.
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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2010, 12:19:40 pm »
My AN was on the left and I've been known to stagger in both directions.

There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason in my case.

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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2010, 12:51:49 pm »
When I was going for vestibular training post op,  the PT had me close my eyes & walk in place.  After a couple of minutes I had ended up across the room to the right (AN right side).  I just did it again & the same thing happened (be careful there's nothing you can bump into if you try this !).
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ps:  I just had a co-worker do this & he stayed in a straight line only moving foward.
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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2010, 01:09:57 pm »
my AN was on the left.  When my eyes are open, I stagger left, closed, stagger right. There you go.
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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2010, 01:13:58 pm »
 My AN is on left but I seem to stagger both ways when walking.
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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2010, 01:59:31 pm »
Jo ~

My AN was/is on my left.  I don't stagger all that much but if I do, I tend to go to my right.

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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2010, 07:38:17 pm »
I stagger both ways and my AN is on the left side.
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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2010, 08:43:48 pm »
OK, so I did the walking test that Nancy mentioned many times. I kept staying on a straight line. I always thought that the vestibular nerve on my right (AN) side has been completely destroyed over the course of many years, and the left has taken over. At least this is what my ENT has suggested to explain the fact that I have never felt balance issues. So, would staying on a straight line mean that the good side has compensated completely?  ???

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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2010, 10:02:14 pm »
Martinis to the left, Margaritas to the right. Scotch just puts me flat on the floor.  ;D

AN left, bump door jambs turning right.

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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2010, 06:45:05 am »
Quote from: sgerrard on February 23, 2010, 10:02:14 pm
Martinis to the left

Well, that sums it up for me! :)

Interesting enough... left AN, on occassion, stagger right (esp in the dark ie: walking the dog at night).  Not often but every now and then.

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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2010, 06:47:35 am »
Wow...pretty interesting.  My AN is on the right...I stagger to the left.  Actually make a 1/2 moon around a room to get where I want to go.  Much more prevalent in the early morning, and at night when I am tired.
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Re: staggering...taking a poll
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2010, 06:47:57 am »
Ok, I did Nancy test too and ended up turning right...I didnt move far from my orignal starting place as I only did it for about 15 seconds and turned to the right about 90 degrees
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