Blurred/patchy vision, muffled hearing and loss of balance.

Hi Laura,

I had a TIA (mini stroke) recently and the blurred vision, loss of balance and slanting to one side sound like a few of my symptoms. I had pain in my left arm and just below my left rib cage above my hip followed by facial drooping. By the time I was seen in A&E I couldn't move my left leg. Following a number of test, the Doctorcannot find the cause.

I suggest you speak to your GP and get checked out. In my case they say 'a TIA or mini stroke could be a

a warning and I could have another stroke but maybe not so mini!

All the best and look after you!

Hi, thanks for your reply. I didnt have any pain, not that I can remember anyway, but I will go to the doctors. Thank you for your advice.

i think u need to seek medical advice,so visit your GP and discuss the situation with them .He may recommend further investigations such as complete blood tests ,SCAN and XRAY.

I've been to the GP, it's symptoms of syncope- fainting. If I'd stayed standing up, I would've fainted. Syncope can be caused by low blood pressure, standing too long, anxiety, etc. Most people experience it at least once, and it's not serious, but if it happens frequently it could be due to a more serious underlying problem. If it ever happens, either lie down flat on the floor, or sit down with your head between your legs.

Are you on xanax, Klonopin or Atavan or any of the Benzodiazepine drugs? I had all of the symptoms you listed when I was either in Tolerance Withdrawal (withdrawal symptoms while taking the prescribed dosage) and Benzo withdrawal from Klonopin. Only it kept getting worse and worse and worse until I almost blew my brains out. If this is what your symptoms are from the Dr.'s won't recognize it so they'll just increase your Benzo making you even more addicted and probably put you on a psychotropic drug which neither will not help you in the least. So good luck to you and hang on, cuz it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Hi Laura...

My little girl (8 years old) had the same experiance this morning at school. It was her first time and she feels perfectly fine right now. Did you ever find out why this happened to you?

This happened to me today, for me it was a symptom of low blood pressure. I actually fell thankfully I didn't hurt my head so I laid complete flat on the floor and had a couple sips of Coke then drank a lot of water

Hello, i am 44 and I have been experiencing kind of the same thing. I get exserted quickly and I have been getting hot flashes horribly, I've had several tests done but no one can seem to give me any ans

I'm a 18 year old male, and I've been having episodes were my hearing get muffled and I practically lose my vision and I pretty much fall over because I loose all sense of ballance, I went to the doctor and they said ( I have been to cardiologist and neurologist) that it's low blood pressure from being under weight, and put me on fludrocortisone. Which I believe it is a type of serious that can raise blood pressure.

I've had episodes like that since I was about 8 (I'm 32) and I've always been told it was panic or anxiety attacks. They've always came on quite random and not at a time when I was experiencing any direct stress. During a really bad "episode" I usually vomit before I can start to gain my sight and hearing back.

I have migraine with aura and the symptoms are very similar. Blind spots in vision, hearing anomalies etc, i also have numbness in hands and face and confusion, and more recently dizziness and can't comprehend words written or spoken.  

All very stroke like symptoms but I have had them since I was 12 and am now 43.  MRI brain scans all clear.   A lot of symptoms listed here are very similar so I would say chat to a GP about migraine with aura. It depends which side of the brain is affected as to which symptoms you have. I rarely get the excruciating pain now but used to when younger and found I felt much better after I had vomitted. In fact some times I just get dizzy and nauseous and have been diagnosed with migraine associated vertigo and take Sandomigran daily because it was starting to affect my working life.

If you have a sudden onset of any dizzy blurry fuzziness I would say go to emergency as TIA or stroke can be very serious and they can do a few simple tests to rule it out. 

Good luck all x