I still remember the first time it happened — I was mid-conversation at a cafe, and suddenly my vision began to shimmer. Not in a poetic sense, but like I was looking through a broken mirror. It felt surreal. I wasn’t dizzy, I wasn’t in pain yet, but something was clearly off. If you’ve ever…
So, here’s what happened. I was walking out of the gym one evening, feeling great after a solid workout, when suddenly—bam—I noticed these tiny specks drifting across my vision. Not just that, but I also caught this high-pitched ringing in my ears, almost like someone cranked up the volume on a mosquito inside my head….
There was a time I thought I was going blind. Not kidding. One moment I was casually scrolling on my phone, and the next—bam! Weird squiggly shapes started dancing in my field of vision. I freaked out. My first thought? Retinal detachment. Turned out, they were eye floaters. But here’s the twist—I’d also get these…
Can rheumatoid arthritis cause chronic dizziness? It’s a question I’ve heard more often than you’d think, especially from patients who’ve been dealing with RA for years. I remember one woman, late 40s, newly diagnosed, sitting in my exam room and asking, “Why do I feel like the room is spinning some days? Is it the…