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Vertigo
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Taken from Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
ver·ti·go
Pronunciation: 'v&rt-i-"gO
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -goes or -gos
1 : a disordered state which is associated with various disorders (as of the inner ear) and in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily —see OBJECTIVE VERTIGO, SUBJECTIVE VERTIGO; —compare DIZZINESS
2 : disordered vertiginous movement as a symptom of disease in lower animals; also : a disease (as gid) causing this
For the first time in my life I was affected by vertigo. This is a feeling I hope I never suffer from the rest of my life. With 6 hours of sleep, I went to the gym and then the pool. When I was out of the pool the world tilted its axis and I was spinning around and puking all over the place. Fun huh?
Symptoms include
- Sweating
- Erratic eye movement
- Blur visions
- Nausea and vomitting
Off-topic
Thanks for the HG Chaos guys. I'm now 30% into completion and when I do I'll post it here. For those of you who don't know what that is...here's a pic