Well that’s a story! sheesh - All from whack-allergies? If they’d have had Allegra and Claritin at the time, I wonder if it would’ve made a difference. Dang. What’s the long term prognosis?
I was taking shots back then for it and thanks to a mold exposure had to start taking them again two years ago. I take Claratin and Singular also. And I keep a Combivent inhaler around too. When it came back on me at first they thought it was Asthma. There may be more to it than the allergies but sinus allergies and ear infections can do damage. Some of the damage I may have been born with. In the late 50's and 60's not much was known.
Long term prognoses is the damage that's done is permanent. It won't kill me but it is life altering. I avoid places like Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart and limit shopping to late night if possible. This is due to their way too loud PA systems. I have to limit what TV shows I can watch usually I watch older shows on Nick at night and older cartoons or movies where special effects do not cause a flashing effect on the screen. Being in rooms with a lot of people talking is difficult as I can not understand anyone except with one on one conversations.
Concentration is a commodity for me. Any interruption in a task I'm doing or a thought process and i may or may not get the task train of thought back. Doing something like reading a book I gave up on about 10 years ago.
On the other hand I'm slowly going deaf which has lessened the attacks somewhat. I need hearing aids but wearing then would likely increase attack activity. Once an attack begins I have several choice. Remove myself from that environment sometimes helps. Xanax always helps or I grab my old 6 string guitar and by playing it that will stop the attack as it doesn't require me to concentrate.
I can spot a kid with C.A.P.D. pretty easy. First thing is in an enviroment like playing baseball. Look for delayed swings or avoiding the ball as in ducking away. The kid is responding in the way the brain demands as the brain knows there is a problem and sees a baseball as a danger and demands a response. Look at their shoes and see if they break over the sides. That is a good indication they are walking off balance. Look for poor coordination also. Therapy and corrective shoes can help somewhat. When they read out loud skipping lines and words is very common. When they write reversing letter sequence is common. We can not proof read as such as the brain doesn't recognize the error. Even if recognized can take several attempts to correctand things like missing words are common also.
Now for some ADD ADHD symptoms I was talking about. A lack of concentration. Agiation and frustration which may worsen after some activities like TV or a video game ec. Inappropiate responses to audio or visual events especially ones that scare. For example seeing a snake a kid might stop up their ears and hearing loud thunder close their eyes. Watch for this especially at a young age. It's not ADD ADHD but rather sensory processing damage. The kid can seem hyperactive as well or sometimes seem lazy.
The way I ended up is an extreme case but anxiety disorders in adults with this {Vestibular and sensory Disorders} however is not rare but as such is not recognized by mental health professionals as a cause. I found it looking in Vestibular related sites. Most do not have the seizure issues I have either.