Laying flat

[nsalem656]

Anyone have trouble laying flat? I keep getting dizzy everytime I lie flat on stomach or back.

[nsalem656]

My last head mri had me have the longest dizzy spell to date because I was lying flat and couldn't move my neck. :( I let them put me in there but I hated it. :( Next time I'm asking for sedation. The open mri didn't do a thing for me when it came to numbness because I was still swished. My head was the only thing out.

[AmyFS]

Yes, I have the same issues with laying flat. It brings on my vertigo/dizziness.  I've been dealing with this since I was very young long before I new it was chiari causing it!  So I sleep on a lot of pillows and usually on my side.  I can't even "roll over" from side to side while laying down. I have to literally sit up, shift, and lay down again.  It sounds wierd but I don't even think about it after all of these years.
One of the worst things for me is going to the dentist. Unfortunately I have been avoiding them for a long time not because I'm afraid of the dentist but I'm so anxious about that stupid chair! LOL.  I actually had to leave an appointment once before I even opened my mouth because the chair was just leaned back just a little bit but I was getting vertigo so bad.  Of course the dentist thought I was nuts and said we can try again when I'm not so "freaked out".  I wasn't freaked out, doc- your room was swaying and moving and I didn't want to have an episode and barf in your office :)  Oh,someday maybe people will understand what we chiarians go through!
The MRIs were a challenge, too.  I asked to be sedated and thank God I made it through them ok.  

[selmaS]

  Those with Chiari should avoid laying on ur stomach as it places ur head in an odd position and can trigger more pain and issues as well as cause a blockage of CSF flow.....

  Laying flat on ur back, if rolling from ur stomach, could be bcuz u tried to lay on ur stomach that u feel that way...but many of us can not lay flat either...I do not like it....even post op almost 3 yrs.

    I was told to lay on my side, on my left for GERD issues and just on my side for chiari....