I think it could be fibro related midwest, my vision goes funny if I am overdoing things. Also you might need to beware of the whole sleeping pill thing. I keep saying, that we don't usually need sleeping pills, it is the correct pain medication or pills that affect the quality of our sleep. Good luck with it.
Ness

Could the neck and ear problems be TMJ? Does she grit or grind her teeth at night? My vision has also been deteriating rapidly. Several years I was diagnosed with narrow angle glaucoma, but had the surgery in both eyes to relieve the pressure. I thought that was supposed to fix it. I also bilateral otosclerosis -ear disease that has been corrected with surgery ( not permantly). So I always worry that one day I'll be deaf and blind. I have fibro and TMJ can be part of it. i don't know about the vision.

Hi. I have Fibromyalgia as well as Myofascial pain. The Myofascial pain often goes hand in hand with Fibromyalgia. I can't speak to vision problems (which I do have), but I know what because of the "trigger points" in my neck, shoulders, back and jaw--it causes TMJ like symptoms and pain. These symptoms occur when I'm talking too much (good thing I can type!), chewing too much, singing too much, OR (which is REALLY annoying!) walking or exercising too much! The jarring motion of walking hurts my jaw. This pain is the WORST part of my Fibromyalgia along with my foot pain.
Recommendations: A special memory foam pillow, cutting down on foods that take a lot of time to chew (silly, but works), cutting out jarring exercise, good pain medication (percocet helps me a bunch!), neck massages (please look up trigger point therapy massage--it can help!), heat packs (warm, moist heat), chiropractic adjustment (especially if she has headaches accompany this pain), accupuncture.

Also, just let her talk about it. Don't make a bunch of suggestions ALL the time--instead just try to do. That is the best thing I wish my husband would do for me. I wish he would just call and make me an appointment to sit in a spa hottub (the one in my town--private for one hour session is only $22! That would be a great treat for her) or make her a hot pack, or offer to rub her trigger points.
I hope this helps!

I don't know if you have a lot of info on Fibro yet, but there is a great book by Devin (what is her name? Starlyn?) that is called the Fibromyalgia and Myofascial workbook. This was especially helpful for me in understanding both these issues.

Hi...not sure if it is Fibro related but the "right" help is mostly just listening. My husband and I have the same issue sometimes. You can't fix this problem, all you can do is be there to listen and support. I hope things are going well for you both!

My two cents also would directing you towards checking in TMJ. I had really bad neck pain, ear pain, dizziness and my eyes would act up...once the TMJ got under control, the symptoms mentioned above improved by a good 75%.

Blessings,
Jan

Hi, I have just posted a reply on aother question about vision. I work for a group of eye doctors and vision problems are common.
I would recommend that she sees and eye doctor as well. They can use digital iaging called the optomap to look at her retina etc and check all is well. She may also need prescription changes. Eye pain can be caused by straining eyes. A lot of people do not even know they are straining as their eyes will try very hard to adapt themselves.
I hope this is useful.

XX

Your wife's pain could be chronic myofascial pain syndrome [CMP] in which the muscles get knots in them that refer pain elsewhere. The knots, known as trigger points have to be broken up or deactivated for the pain to subside.

Here's a great article on head/neck pain with some diagrams that should help locate any trigger points she might have. http://www.round-earth.com/HeadPainIntro.html

CMP can also cause some vision problems and is one reason fibro sufferers often need new glasses every year. There are some trigger points in the middle of the eyebrows that cause lots of problems for me.

With headaches and neck pain, you can't believe the difference locating the offending trigger points in my neck has made. I've gone from having what I termed a 'cinder block headache' in the lower back of my head that was like having a fractured skull to virtually no headaches at all. This headache would last for weeks if not months on end and absolutely nothing helped it. Turns out it was caused by a trigger point in a muscle in my neck. Now that I know what's going on, it's basically under control. And all I did was massage a muscle for a few minutes!!!

Another great site to check out is triggerpointbook.com. I use this book along with a two-headed percussion massage in doing trigger point massage on myself. It's made my life bearable.

I haven't read all the responses (too tired), but wanted to mention that anti-d's can & do affect vision.