Thinking of being Drunk, This Woman Stuck on the Road because of a Rare Disease
Thinking of being Drunk, This Woman Stuck on the Road because of a Rare Disease
The tragic story of a British woman in the London Underground rapid transit. Kelly Boyson (31) experienced extreme vertigo and made him fall like someone was unconscious.
At that time it was a rush hour that made the people around him ignored Kelly and no one even gave help.
"If you can't see a disease or disability, most people don't believe that I'm sick," he was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
"I looked drunk. In the end, a transportation police officer took me to the hospital by taxi," he continued.
Apparently this is not the first time, Kelly often experiences vertigo attacks like this. Even when at a club, his friend must beg the guards who think he is drunk to help take him to the hospital.
He often experiences vertigo attacks up to four times a week. Kelly was not permitted to travel alone because vertigo attacks could occur anywhere.
At first, Kelly considered it because of the condition of the body that had not eaten and did not care too much about it. But vertigo attacks are followed by ear infections. He also visited a doctor and was diagnosed with labyrinthitis or inflammation of the ear.
"I went to the general practitioner and he said I suffered from labyrinthitis and gave me some betahistine tablets. The problem was, it didn't stop. I went back to see the doctor seven more times," Kelly said.
A few months later, an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist who had examined Kelly's condition said that he had Meniere in 2015.
This condition is a rare disease which only affects one in 1,000-2,000 populations. About 615,000 Americans are currently diagnosed with Meniere's disease, according to The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
Meniere's disease, which was first described by Prosper Meniere, a French doctor, has no known cause and is thought to be caused by a number of factors, such as head injury, family history and immune system disorders.
"Initially I took tablets that were beta-positive and then over six weeks I had to get three steroid injections through my eardrum, but they didn't help," Kelly said.
"Now I have a grommet (a tube planted with surgery in the eardrum to drain fluid) in my ear. They last for about a year," he added.
This condition changes Kelly's life 180 degrees. It took him about two years to get used to this way of life
The tragic story of a British woman in the London Underground rapid transit. Kelly Boyson (31) experienced extreme vertigo and made him fall like someone was unconscious.
At that time it was a rush hour that made the people around him ignored Kelly and no one even gave help.
"If you can't see a disease or disability, most people don't believe that I'm sick," he was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
"I looked drunk. In the end, a transportation police officer took me to the hospital by taxi," he continued.
Apparently this is not the first time, Kelly often experiences vertigo attacks like this. Even when at a club, his friend must beg the guards who think he is drunk to help take him to the hospital.
He often experiences vertigo attacks up to four times a week. Kelly was not permitted to travel alone because vertigo attacks could occur anywhere.
At first, Kelly considered it because of the condition of the body that had not eaten and did not care too much about it. But vertigo attacks are followed by ear infections. He also visited a doctor and was diagnosed with labyrinthitis or inflammation of the ear.
"I went to the general practitioner and he said I suffered from labyrinthitis and gave me some betahistine tablets. The problem was, it didn't stop. I went back to see the doctor seven more times," Kelly said.
A few months later, an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist who had examined Kelly's condition said that he had Meniere in 2015.
This condition is a rare disease which only affects one in 1,000-2,000 populations. About 615,000 Americans are currently diagnosed with Meniere's disease, according to The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).
Meniere's disease, which was first described by Prosper Meniere, a French doctor, has no known cause and is thought to be caused by a number of factors, such as head injury, family history and immune system disorders.
"Initially I took tablets that were beta-positive and then over six weeks I had to get three steroid injections through my eardrum, but they didn't help," Kelly said.
"Now I have a grommet (a tube planted with surgery in the eardrum to drain fluid) in my ear. They last for about a year," he added.
This condition changes Kelly's life 180 degrees. It took him about two years to get used to this way of life
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