Glasses to blame ?

[hardy49]

Three weeks ago I picked up some new glasses.That night I turned over in bed and I felt so giddy that I had to hold on to the bed as I felt as though I was going to fall off.It was very scary.
The next morning I rang a pharmacist who said it sounded like sinus trouble and told me to inhale steam over a bowl of hot water.I did this for several days and the giddiness did not seem so bad.However,I still felt rather swimy and "heady". A few days later I still felt groggy so we made an appointment to see my doctor.He examined my ears and said that I had a polyp in one of them and that could be the problem.He gave me drops which I have been using,and I have to go back next week.
In the meantime I am still wearing my new glasses,and I find that when I go outside I still feel quite "heady"and swimy.So this afternoon my husband told me to go back to wearing my old glasses and see how that feels.
Could it have been my new glasses that made me so giddy and not the polyp in my ears?
I would be so grateful if somebody could shed light on this problem.

[Ethel]

Could be, if the prescription is wrong or they have been made incorrectly.

Wear your old glasses for a week and see if you improve.

Are they single vision or bi or varifocal, by the way?

[VillageVicar]

I shouldn�t think so � certainly not to that extreme. Whilst any new pair of glasses requires some acclimation, I feel in this instance it�s more the matter of the polyp. I�m gathering that it had swollen a bit, which would have directly affected your equilibrium. If you have your old glasses and it brings more comfort to you, during this brief time, then I shouldn�t imagine there is any problem in continuing to waer them until such time as you�ve resolved the matter of the polyp. If your giddiness or matters with equilibrium continue, please be sure to visit your GP again. It could be a warning sign to other matters such as blood flow, blood pressure and matters related to the optic nerve.

I wish you every success

Fr Bill

[Beads]

When I first got glasses they made me feel giddy and I had to get used to them as your vision alters and it feels odd.

[Beads]

Double check the prescription is right for you...

[society]

My mum had similar problems with her new glasses and it turned out to be that the prescription was too strong for her. Somewhere along the line a mistake was made with it.

[Sharrazan]

I agree with Ethel ! My Husband spent over � 500.00 on new glasses only to find that the lenses had been put in the wrong way round. Made him feel very dizzy also. High street optician not amused when we complained that the prescription was most definately incorrect - however it most certainly is worth a visit back to your optician - as mistakes do happen.
All was fine when lenses were changed !!

[hardy49]

Many thanks to you all