Falling easily

[photofan]

I am 50 years old and I just retired from teaching.  I too, have recently had problems where I fall for no reason.  It's been going on for about 5 months now.  I have so many bruises from these falls.I get migranes, but have had these for years. I have had a MRI  & Cat Scan done for the headaches nothing was found.  It's interesting how many have these same symptoms.  Any solutions anyone?


This discussion is related to Falling Down More and More.

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
There are many causes of unexplained fall. One is that the proprioceptive receptors of foot are at fault and they are not able to take in the variation in the floor. The other possibility is an internal ear problem. The third possibility is pinched cervical nerve. It an also be due to pinched cervical spinal nerve. Brain injuries, tumors and bleed have been ruled out in your case.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[selmaS]

HI I suggest u get the copies of the MRI's and the reports and get a second  opinion and u need to see what is going on in ur cerebellum.

There r issues that may be overlooked, missed or discounted as not a possible issue and u may never know all that is truly going on.

Going forward always request copies of ur tests, films ect.....

May I ask, do u have other symptoms? mayb u attribute to something else?
what other health issues do u deal with .,,thyroid?....IBS, reflux?

"selma"

[bstevenson]

um...the headache could be migraines..talk to your doctor about migranes...and check you knees and see if that might be why your falling...cause my knee goes out and i fall to ...get some blood work done see if you are not getting something..like iron or protein or you could even have diabeteis or low sugar something like that can make you pass out...brittany