Are you drunk?

the various employees walking them through a reset or installation. Then it hits. Spaced out. Things seem hazy. You feel yourself moving a little slower. Fear of the world spinning all of a sudden.

You make the attempt to try and stand up but can feel yourself slightly disorientated. "Keep it together man, don't let them see you this way." Your brain is screaming at you when you hit the bright sun and make your way to someplace safe so you can lay back and let the dizziness wash over you.

Someone glances over and sees as you use the cars or wall for leverage. First thought is Woah is he drunk? Second thought should I tell someone?

You start the car try and remained focused, using tunnel vision to drive the ten minutes home. Doing anything in your power not to turn your head. You've done this a thousand times. Lucky or just practiced. Radio is cutting into your head. Finally pulling up home. Slowly open the door and stagger up the stairs to quickly undress and pass out on the bed. Body feels like its run a marathon. Make sure to have a bucket nearby just in case.

Sure sounds like being drunk, under the influence of something or the other. But no. Not at all. See the body can actually make you feel all the bad effects of being drunk just by screwing with your ears. It called Ménière's Disease. Doctors say there is no known cause and no known cure. It can be treated. Low sodium diet, no smoking, drinking, caffeine, maybe a tube in the ear or steroid shots in the ear but again these are maybes.

I was diagnosed right after my son was born. Have good months and even a couple years as well. It sucks. Not going to lie. Thankfully is is covered my FMLA and is a valid disability. However quite a few people are stubborn about it. You see when people look at you they don't see anything wrong. No rapid weight loss. You don't lose your hair. Are not coughing. Nope you just act drunk.

Tried the diet, meds and now we are doing the injections into the ear. So far so good. No full fledged drop attacks. Being that I've not felt like I got hit by a truck all of a sudden then collapse with severe vertigo. Had some bad days. Spaced out feeling. Foggy brain. Unsteady on your feet.

Sometimes wishing that you could figure out a way to just fix the tubes in your ear or just rip out the balance