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Originally Posted by baddog
I will go with that. Was thinking MS and in denial. But not under the influence.
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The problem with it is alcohol in fact, DOES cause vertigo ;)
http://www.vertigoacademy.cz/odborni...lina-georgescu
Again not making the claim I know what the guy above is on, but claiming alcohol cannot cause vertigo goes against everything thing we know about this substance scientifically.
Ive had vertigo, and anyone who drinks for long periods will attest to this fact.
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In animals, alcohol selectively interferes with synaptic transmission within the vestibular nuclei, but there is also a mechanical effect. The semicircular canals selectively transduce angular velocity and are normally insensitive to gravity and linear acceleration. Alcohol induces a change in relative density of the cupula (hair cell area) compared with the vestibular fluid in the semicircular canal (?resorption phase?) which can alter firing patterns in the hair cells and cause positional vertigo. In acute alcohol intoxication the cupula becomes lighter than the endolymph rendering it sensitive to gravity (the ?buoyancy hypothesis?). This will cause positional alcohol nystagmus (PAN I) and rotatory vertigo. A direction-changing static positional nystagmus is often associated within 30 minutes of alcohol consumption. This modified response to gravity last for 3 ? 4 hours after alcohol ingestion.
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Just sayin ;)