Guest guest Posted December 24, 2001 Report Share Posted December 24, 2001 > " rainloverr " <satyricon > Hello everyone! I am new here and I'm trying to learn some >things about the fascinating TCM. > My problem is: when I'm laughing I sudden become dizzy. This >state is aggravated in periods when I practice physical efforts. >(Although I try to avoid them because of this problem) >What could it be? No one can diagnose long-distance via email. Not an allopathic doctor; not a TCM healer. In particular TCM healers observe clients very carefully from the time they first walk in - the way the person carries him or herself, the way the person speaks and the quality of the voice, complextion tones, the force or lack of force of movements, any smells, etc. What I can do is give some insights into how TCM healers start to analyze based on available information. This is NOT a diagnosis. In a proper diagnosis in person, the healer will ask a lot of questions and carefully rule in or rule out possibilities. There are many things which can cause dizziness. An additional clue is provided here: " when I'm laughing I sudden become dizzy. " In TCM, laughter is associated with the Heart. So a TCM healer automactically is going to be ruling in or ruling out Heart involvement. When " Heart is capitalized, it refers to the TCM concept of the Heart. When a lowercase letter is used - " heart " - it refers to the anatomical heart. In TCM the Heart governs Blood, controls the blood vessels (this can have a direct bearing on dizziness and fainting), manifests in the complexion, houses the Shen (translated as Mind or Spirit), opens into the tongue, and controls sweat. (For more detailed info see Maciocia, The Foundations of , pp. 71-75.) The TCM healer is going to want to know about your sleep and the quality of your sleep. " Since the Heart stores the Mind, it is very closely related to sleep. The Mind should reside in the Heart and if the Heart (particularly Heart-Blood is storng, a person will fall asleep easily and the sleep will be sound. If the Heart is weak, the Mind has no residence and it will 'float' at night causing inability to fall asleep, disturbed sleep or excessive dreaming. All dreams therefore are, in a way, related to the Heart. " (Maciocia, p. 75.) " This state is aggravated in periods when I practice physical efforts. " An allopathic doctor would want to know if this includes changing positions. For example, some people will become dizzy when they rise from a sitting to a standing position. Or, if they turn their heads. There are a number of Western-defined medical conditions which can cause dizziness. One is Neurally Mediated Hypotension. The blood pressure doesn't rise when it should and doesn't maintain when it should. It is possible for a person to have high blood pressure and have NMH. The key is that the blood pressure doesn't maintain or doesn't rise when it should. In cases of NMH, when the person stands up or even turns his or her head (in some cases), the blood pressure falls, causing the person to become dizzy and in some cases faint. From a TCM standpoint, there may be a Kidney component to NMH as well as a Heart component as the treatment involves adrenal replacement therapy with either drugs or licorice. Low salt diets are a no-no for many people with NMH. (In TCM, many of the functions attributed to the adrenal glands are part of the Kidneys. Salt is associated with the Kidneys, and some Kidney tonic formulas will include the directions to take with a pinch of salt in order to improve the effectiveness of the formula on the Kidneys.) Neurally Mediated Hypotension tends to be worst in hot weather than in cooler weather. (Note: The season associated with the Heart is summer.) TCM healers notice everything. Even an email handle may provide clues. For example, you chose to call yourself " rainloverr " . I noticed the name because I live in a desert area, and around here a lot of people get downright jubilant when we finally get rain. But most people - those who haven't lived for a while in desert areas - don't care for rain. It's cold, wet, and messy, and it drives people inside who would rather be outside and active. Something else that TCM healers ask about are the favorite and least favorite seasons of the year and weather conditions. For example, people who are Yang Deficient (too Cold) tend to hate the winter and do better in summer. People who are too Hot (for example, Yin Deficient) tend to hate the summer and prefer winter. People who are too Damp tend to prefer dry weather and drier environments. People who are too Dry tend to feel better during more humid weather. Dehydration can result in dizziness, fainting, and blood pressure problems. If dehydration is a problem, the TCM healer will be looking at the Heart, the Kidneys, Yin, and Blood in particular as well as some other things like the Spleen and the Triple Heater. I am forwarding in two articles that you and other readers may find interesting. One is on Acupuncture and Homeostasis of Body Adaptive Systems. Scroll down to " 5. HT - Heart Channel (Hand Shaoyin) " . It goes into some detail on the Heart. The other article is about fainting and laughter. It is from a Western standpoint. Victoria _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 Thank you very much, Victoria, for answer. Yes, I think I'll go to see an acupuncturist (I hope I'll find a good one here, in Romania) because, indeed, I have many other problems (bad sleep, tiredness, weakness, anxiety )but I think that everything will gonna be allright. rainloverr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 victoria_dragon wrote: > > Note: Maciocia uses the term " Full " instead of " Excess " , and " Empty " > instead of " Deficiency " . And their are two TCM book publishers that use " repletion " for excess and " vacuity " for deficiency. Just to round out the explaination for those who didn't know that... -- Al Stone L.Ac. <AlStone http://www.BeyondWellBeing.com Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 would like to know if anyone knows if acupuncture works for dizziness.i am in the wisconsin area and have been dealing with dizziness for 3 months and doctors dont know why .than you for your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 It most certainly does -- I've received tremendous help with my dizziness and I know of another person who has been dizzy every day for 2 years and is now at least 60% better after 6 treatments. You should definitely try it. In a message dated 5/1/2005 2:39:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, kindredwolf666 writes: would like to know if anyone knows if acupuncture works for dizziness.i am in the wisconsin area and have been dealing with dizziness for 3 months and doctors dont know why .than you for your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 QiTCM wrote: Thank you so much for input i have been dizzy everyday for 2 months now and doctors dont know why < i did have 2 ear infections ,and my ears always feel full but doctors did a test and said my ears are fine .thank you again for your input and hopefully will help me . It most certainly does -- I've received tremendous help with my dizziness and I know of another person who has been dizzy every day for 2 years and is now at least 60% better after 6 treatments. You should definitely try it. In a message dated 5/1/2005 2:39:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, kindredwolf666 writes: would like to know if anyone knows if acupuncture works for dizziness.i am in the wisconsin area and have been dealing with dizziness for 3 months and doctors dont know why .than you for your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Hmmm, while BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, aka Mad Cow disease) is indeed a possibility (albeit rare), I am more likely to consider either an inner ear problem, then perhaps a tcm syndrome... What sort of test did they do? Is it this one: http://www.fpnotebook.com/ENT65.htm In TCM terms, I consider one of three possibilities - hyperactivity of liver yang, stagnation of qi and blood, or interior retention of phlegm dampness. A qualified TCM practitioner would have to examine your pulse and tongue, as well as review your history for more specific details such as sleeping patterns. Anyhow, I hope this helps. On 5/3/05, sara walker <kindredwolf666 wrote: > > > QiTCM wrote: Thank you so much for input i have been dizzy everyday for 2 months now and doctors dont know why < i did have 2 ear infections ,and my ears always feel full but doctors did a test and said my ears are fine .thank you again for your input and hopefully will help me . > It most certainly does -- I've received tremendous help with my dizziness > and I know of another person who has been dizzy every day for 2 years and is now > at least 60% better after 6 treatments. You should definitely try it. > > In a message dated 5/1/2005 2:39:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > kindredwolf666 writes: > > would like to know if anyone knows if acupuncture works for > dizziness.i am in the wisconsin area and have been dealing with > dizziness for 3 months and doctors dont know why .than you for your > input > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 I joined to learned and I try keep comments to myself. But this has to be the stupidest thing I read. Dizzyness may be a symtom of mad cow disease??? Get real dude. --- Hoang Ho <twomtns2002 wrote: Dizzyness may be a symptom of mad cow disease as well. Check this site for Mad Cow Try and twomtns2002... Updated treatment and diagnosis coming soon. drholmes <drholmes wrote:hi sara acupuncture in the right hands works remarkably well, you should have been well long ago you can even acupressure the dizziness away, given that nothing inherent is causing it what is the diagnosis? is it a blood pressure problem, or something to do with ear? if it is a gentle touch which comes sporadically with some tinnitus, tinging in ears, it may be because of a Water element deficiency if it more violent and comes with no tinnitus and lays you flat it can be from Liver Wood Wind element. holmes Sara wrote: >would like to know if anyone knows if acupuncture works for >dizziness.i am in the wisconsin area and have been dealing with >dizziness for 3 months and doctors dont know why ..than you for your >input > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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