A visit to Dr. Cohen

Mom saw Dr. Cohen today and her heart is fine. The readout on her pacemaker is that it will last between 5.5 and 7.5 years before a new battery is needed. Mom told him about her dizziness and he asked her to describe it. There are two kinds of dizzy 1) when we get up to fast and 2) when we move our head. Mom's is in her head. So he recommends we see her neurologist. Fortunately, we already have one. Cohen, said that he wasn't an expert in this field but it sounds like Position Vertigo. This has something to do with the inner ear swishing around. His recollection is that there are training exercises that can be provided and/or medicine but reiterated...see the neurologist on this score. This explains why Mom has fallen down twice in the last month. Once going over the treadmill to close the blinds and once when she stood up from putting some papers through the shredder. Cohen also suggested that she use her cane more frequently.