Pseudotumor Cerebri Support Group
Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure, in the absence of a tumor or other diseases affecting the brain or its lining. Diagnosis requires brain scans and lumbar puncture. Characteristic symptoms are headache, transient visual obscurations or transient visual loss in one or both eyes usually lasting...
So, wooshing has always been a very big symptom of mine and it seems to be worse in certain positions. When i lay on my stomach and tilt my head up (to look at comp. screen ext.) the wooshing is the most intense and my head begins to throb and feel like it is going to explode. So if ur a woosher try this and tell me if its the same for you.
Also if i dont change from that position and just let it keep wooshing eventually (about 2 minutes) i will hear nothing but white noise.
Also if i dont change from that position and just let it keep wooshing eventually (about 2 minutes) i will hear nothing but white noise.
deleted_user
Hi April, I can't (and haven't for years) been able to lay on my stomach and raise my head without swooshing increasing or dizziness. I've never be able to hold that positon long enough to see if it changes.. too and I mean TOO uncomfortable
deleted_user
When my pressure's bad, I have a similar reaction when lying on my stomach. When I was a kid I always laid on my stomach to watch tv/read. I don't know when that changed, but by the time I was dx'd, I never laid on my stomach with my head up, was too uncomfortable.
april4688
well im glad to see im not the only one that experiences that, but i wonder why it is so intense in that position.
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April, I don't know but is a good question and I think I'll add it to my list for my next Dr. visit. I think the pressure against our blood vessels may be changed when we bend that way. I don't see my N O until Feb. but I'll ask....
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