Carol Vorderman shares diagnosis after unconscious | UK News

Carol Vorderman has opened up on her most current health battle after falling unconscious and being rushed to the hospital. Taking to Instagram, the 65-year-old former Countdown presenter shared that she had suffered a concussion after tripping over a tree root.

In a clip, where she spoke into the digicam, Carol explained how, when she regained consciousness, she struggled to sit up and couldn’t stop vomiting. She was pressured to take a social media depart of absence due to bruising on her face and persevering with dizziness. The TV character wrote: “I tripped, unconscious, hospital, concussion, massive dizziness. THIS IS HOW THE DIZZINESS WAS SOLVED QUICKLY. Last day in May, I tripped over a tree root near my house on a public path, stumbled and fell on my head. Was unconscious, ambulance to hospital. My son Cam told me the ‘Final Countdown’ was playing in the ambulance. Funny.”

She went on to clarify that her ordeal did not end there. “Anyway, I was discharged and the next day couldn’t sit up and had massive continual vomiting so straight back to hospital,” she said.

“Thank you Bristol Royal Infirmary. CT scans etc. Discharged. Almost half of my face developing black eye and bruising (that’s why I wasn’t doing reels in June!!!) 2/3 weeks later things had settled BUT I was dizzy like I was walking on a moving ship. So what to do?”

Carol shared that she confided in a concussion clinic which handled professional athletes. Expanding on the treatment that she underwent, the TV host said: “Sophie who treated me did lots of tests and thought I was suffering from BBPV which is a disruption in the inner ear (forgive me if I get a bit of the medicine wrong btw I AM NOT A DOCTOR). I think it’s a tiny sack of crystals in the inner ear which gets dislodged and needs to go back together, again excuse my simple explanation.

“She gave me the Epley Technique. Sit upright on the therapeutic massage mattress with legs straight out, look at her with eyes open, she held me and then threw me backwards fairly shortly (and safely).

“OMG it felt like I was falling off the edge of the earth !!!! She held me until the feeling passed for a minute or so. Then did the same on the other side.”

Carol said that she had undergone three heaps of treatment and has now been discharged, claiming that “95%” of her dizziness is gone.

Fans have been fast to assist her and want her properly in the feedback. “Hope you’re doing well now,” one said as another urged: “Take care.”