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MikeC

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What is a "Wonky head" ?
« on: July 28, 2009, 11:48:15 pm »
Nice to use terms I cannot find the definition of. Best I found is Australian slang for a broken head.

Another web site uses the term, "Wonky eye", for his droopy weak eye.

http://wonky-eye.com/?page_id=9

Is there a difference between a Schwannoma an an acoustic neuroma ?
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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 12:20:44 am »
Hi Mike
"Broken head" may just be a good explanation.  Ever seen those bobble-head celebrities and sports figures?  That's pretty much what we are talking about.  It's a post-surgery thing where it feels like your head is on a spring bouncing around as you try to function in daily life.  I'm sure that it's related to balance.  It's just that reference that everyone seems to agree with.
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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 05:33:45 am »
by ANA its an enhance state of dizziness with head detachment....My definition is head swirl (like having one to many to drink) without the alcohol effect on the brain.
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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 06:25:35 am »
Mike -

wonkyhead is a term we use here on the Forum.  I'm not sure you'd find a definition in a dictionary  :)  David's comparison to a bobble-head figure hits the nail right on the head.

Vestibular schwannoma is just another (harder to pronounce) term for acoustic neuroma.

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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2009, 10:56:58 pm »

How about,  the feeling of trying to balance a bowling ball (your heavy head) on your shoulders  or

fishbowl head,  where your head is the fishbowl, and your eyes are the goldfish sloshing around



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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2009, 06:14:41 am »
After reading these definitions of WONKY HEAD I would say that I have never had one.  I have had very slight dizziness after surgery and sometimes I still feel a light head feeling. I find that if I make a quick turn to either side it takes me a moment longer to orientate myself but this nothing like feeling like a bobble-head toy. While lying down I can lie on either side without any pain but I feel more comfortable keeping my AN side up--not sure why. So I guess I never had a WONKY HEAD or my WONKY HEAD is different.  :)
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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2009, 07:15:39 am »
Me, too.  Never had it.
Compensating for seven years of wait and watch probably circumvented the issue.
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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2009, 07:38:37 am »
In addition to Australian slang for broken, "wonky" is also a British slang term meaning shaky, groggy, or unsteady.

That seems to sum it up pretty well.

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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2009, 08:16:28 am »
Quote from: nteeman on July 30, 2009, 06:14:41 am
After reading these definitions of WONKY HEAD I would say that I have never had one.  I have had very slight dizziness after surgery and sometimes I still feel a light head feeling. I find that if I make a quick turn to either side it takes me a moment longer to orientate myself but this nothing like feeling like a bobble-head toy. While lying down I can lie on either side without any pain but I feel more comfortable keeping my AN side up--not sure why. So I guess I never had a WONKY HEAD or my WONKY HEAD is different.  :)

I feel more comfortable sleeping with my AN side up also.  ???  I guess deep down I afraid I'm going to upset whatever is holding my skull, titanium mesh etc.. together if I put too much pressure on it.  I'm slowly overcoming it.

You are lucky you never had Wonky head.  ;)


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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2009, 09:54:05 am »
My experience is somewhere in the middle of the Austrailian and Engish versions of wonky, just depends on the day. But those versions sure hit it right on the mark. For those of you who don't know what we are talking about, Thank Goodness!!! I'm glad you don't have it. Not much fun.
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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2009, 08:03:02 pm »
Love all of the definitions of "wonkyhead."  When doctors ask me if I have vertigo or dizziness, I always say no because it is more like a disorientation ...... but wonkyhead is so much more descriptive.  I, too, would agree with JO that it feels like I've had one too many, without having had any.

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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2009, 09:42:26 pm »
Some times don't you just wish you had that one too many  ;)  I think it would make it all worth while. 

Last night my husband and I played euchre at our friends house around the corner from us.  I had one glass a wine the entire evening.  Walking home, holding Louie's hand, my balance goes for a nose dive and I twisted the ankle I broke and had surgery on four years ago.  I have some swelling, a bit of bruising and I'm limping.  So I guess that was my one too many ;D

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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2009, 11:54:46 am »
"Is there a difference between a Schwannoma an an acoustic neuroma ?"

Mike,
  A Schwannoma is a tumor composed of the swann cells that form a sheath around nerves.  An Acoustic Neuroma is a Vestibular Schwannoma.  Not all Schwannomas are Acoustic Neuromas, since they can also form on other nerves besides the acoustic (vestibular)nerve.
  The general term is Acoustic Neuroma, and Vestibular Schwannoma is probably the more technical term.

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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2009, 09:54:28 pm »
HUGS Anne Marie

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Re: What is a "Wonky head" ?
« Reply #14 on: August 05, 2009, 08:36:30 am »
I have "Wonky Head".
I will use some of these desciptions when i talk to my physical therapist on Friday.
I tried to describe the bobble head thing to her but she didn't get it. Now i have other options.
Thanks.  ;D
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