stanzj21 0 #1 August 14, 2008 I did my first tandem dive a couple weeks ago and LOOOVVVEEEDD it, but got a BAD case of vertigo. I signed up for static-line class, but am afraid I will feel like this forever if I keep diving. Has anyone had experience with vertigo from skydiving? Any advice? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airathanas 0 #2 August 14, 2008 Hmmmm I'm no doctor but you may want to get checked out before continuing. There may be an inner ear problem,... or not. Welcome to skydiving! I hope you are able to get it resolved and continue on in this great sport! http://3ringnecklace.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #3 August 14, 2008 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #4 August 14, 2008 At what point did you get the vertigo? I agree with everyone else to see a doc, but at the same time, tandem harnesses do fit differently than sport rigs, and some students get dizzy, nauseous, etc from the blood pooling in their legs and away from their brain.. happens under canopy or on landing. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanzj21 0 #5 August 15, 2008 I got it about 1 day after my tandem dive and went to the doctor about 2 days after that. They gave me a perscription and I feel MUCH better, so I think I will give it another try! They said it was probably from whiplash (it was a rough opening)...I am HOPING that is the case. My class is on the 23rd and I cant wait!! My friends and parents think I am CRAZY to do it again since I have been in a wheelchair for the past few days, but I think it will be worth giving it one more shot!! Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stlouis_jumper 0 #6 August 25, 2008 Ahh - rock-n-roll. You truely are at trooper and no one should ever dare to call you a sissy!!!! Once I had one bad sky dive. I don't know what the heck it was I had screaming pain coming from my mouth. Anyways - it was so bad that I really couldn't wait to pull - in fact I pulled way high. Anyway's I never could explain it and it never happened again. I hope you have the same experience. Blue skys! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #7 August 25, 2008 I saw your post last week but refrained from posting until I knew what was wrong with ME. LOL! I was under canopy on my T3 last Saturday when I got vertigo and nausea during a some turns. I told the instructor right away as I was the one doing the turns. We landed and I sat there for a minute telling the instructor I was okay, I was just shaking off the vertigo. I could've totally puked but there was no way in hell I was going to do it in front of people! (BTW, this was my 2nd jump of the day, the other one went off without a hitch). I figured I needed to get some food into my stomach since I only had a yogurt all day and it was already 1pm, so I grabbed a burger and waited to get my log book signed so I could get out of there and get home to bed. Made a doctor's appointment for Tuesday night, just to be sure it wasn't anything else, and my doctor wouldn't give me Antivert, he wanted to make sure it wasn't something else first and told me to call him Monday morning to let him know how the weekend's jumps went, if there was any other vertigo, etc. Needless to say, no jumps for me to call in to him about....... Wednesday morning, I'm sick as a dog with the sinuses, a bit dizzy, losing my voice, sinuses clogged, hearing is a bit foggy, etc. I call the doctor and they call me in a Z-Pack (antibiotics). The Z-Pack isn't working this time so I dig up some 5 year old Levaquin and have been taking 750 mg. twice a day since Saturday. I don't know if it's working a bit or it this is running it's course... So, I feel like shit all week and finally succumb to the MOTHER of all sinus infections. I was scheduled for AFF1 this past Saturday morning but I could barely squeak out a voice to call the drop zone to cancel. The lady on the phone said, "Yeah, you can't jump like that". Well, fast forward to this morning and I'm still sick, fever, clogged nose and ears - an overall feeling of 'sick as fuck'. I've had 3 sinus surgeries over the years, so I know I have sinus isses, but they haven't been this bad in a while. It's kinda depressing to obsess about getting better so I can get back to the drop zone. So, my advice to you is to get your ass to a doctor, at least get it checked out before you jump again. You owe it to yourself and your fellow jumpers! PS - Sorry this was so long. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #8 August 25, 2008 ""At what point did you get the vertigo? I agree with everyone else to see a doc, but at the same time, tandem harnesses do fit differently than sport rigs, and some students get dizzy, nauseous, etc from the blood pooling in their legs and away from their brain.. happens under canopy or on landing. "" ____________________________________ You know what? I'm going to also mention this to my doctor because it's probably something he should take into consideration with a diagnosis. He doesn't know anything about skydiving, so it may help him with the overall picture....... Thanks, PR for that information! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #9 August 25, 2008 The doctor just called in some Avelox to the pharmacy for me. Let's hope this is the magic bullet that will get me back to work tomorrow and back on the Otter Saturday!!! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
