We're hoping to compare notes with people w cf who run. My 15-year-old son runs cross-country and finds that if he tries to breathe through his nose when he's running, he immediately gets a wave of nausea. There is no problem as long as he breathes through his mouth. Also, when he gets up suddenly from lying down, he feels as though he's going to pass out. He has the typical sinus problems that go with cf, and we're wondering if this could lead to inner-ear sensitivity. Has anyone else had problems like this, or is it just something particular to Jordan?
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Running and vertigo/queasiness
- Thread starter seasprite
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Hi,
I too suffer nausea at many times throughout a normal week. I have gotten nauseous when working out, but my husband (who has done personal training) tells me this is because I'm overexerting myself. I don't know if this could be your son's problem. I have asked my docs about the nausea that hits me at different times regardless of activity, diet, sleep, etc. and have been told the nausea would be extremely severe if it were an inner ear issue and I would also be very very dizzy almost all the time. Don't know if that helps you, but you may want to ask your CF doc. I also take phenergan to curb the nausea when I feel it coming on, but it makes me really sleepy, and I think for a cross country runner that may pose a problem! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
I too suffer nausea at many times throughout a normal week. I have gotten nauseous when working out, but my husband (who has done personal training) tells me this is because I'm overexerting myself. I don't know if this could be your son's problem. I have asked my docs about the nausea that hits me at different times regardless of activity, diet, sleep, etc. and have been told the nausea would be extremely severe if it were an inner ear issue and I would also be very very dizzy almost all the time. Don't know if that helps you, but you may want to ask your CF doc. I also take phenergan to curb the nausea when I feel it coming on, but it makes me really sleepy, and I think for a cross country runner that may pose a problem! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
I too have the feeling when I get up suddenly that I may pass out. Sometimes when I cough deeply, I also feel this way. I don't know what causes it, but it is scary if I'm driving & this happens! Everything goes white for about 2-4 seconds until I shake my head or something to try to get my bearings back.
I also had had the feeling that my head was stuffed w/ cotton (I know, sounds ridiculous:confused<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> and took some meds for sinus congestion & haven't had the cotton feeling since and really don't notice the passing out feeling much either, for that matter.
I also had had the feeling that my head was stuffed w/ cotton (I know, sounds ridiculous:confused<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> and took some meds for sinus congestion & haven't had the cotton feeling since and really don't notice the passing out feeling much either, for that matter.
It may have something to do with oxygen saturation. If I go skiing at high altitude when I'm more clogged up, I get short of breath and then dizzy. Perhaps letting him suck on some O2 before a run would help. Also, some med will cause this. Since I've been on antibiotics for atypical microbacterium, I get vertigo occasionally. I kind of "loose track" of where I'm going.
If his nausea is a problem Phenergen is good, you can cut it in half and usually get the same relief without the drowsiness. Zofran (sp?) is awsome! No sleepy effect but it is expensive.
Debbie
23 w/ CF
If his nausea is a problem Phenergen is good, you can cut it in half and usually get the same relief without the drowsiness. Zofran (sp?) is awsome! No sleepy effect but it is expensive.
Debbie
23 w/ CF
I've had the feeling you spoke of about getting up to feel dizzy my CF said it has to do with your oxygen like Debbie was saying. Because when your at rest your oxygen level goes down a bit. But I'm not sure of the running thing. I'v also had the feeling of "cotton stuffed in my head" Hee Hee anyway it was the start of an infection that caused me to end up on my first IV this past summer. Anyway that was just what happened to me. I'm not saying that's whats happened with you. Wish you well. Eva
Thanks to ladybug, Eva, Debbie, and the others who posted suggestions. We discussed this with our CF doctor last week and he believes my son's problem is due to a eustachian tube defect. That's the little channel that connects the nose and throat to the ears -- it's what makes it possible for swallowing or chewing to clear the pressure that develops in your ears when you're changing altitude suddenly. Apparently, blocked-up sinuses can interfere with the normal adjustment to pressure changes, which may account for why whirling amusement-park rides leave Jordan feeling queasy for prolonged periods. Cross-country running involves a lot of ups and downs; if Jordan breathes by nose, he evidently can't equilibrate through his eustachian tubes. So it seems that he'll just have to breathe exclusively through his mouth when he's running -- we only wish all his other problems could be solved so readily.