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@jjohn10 When you mentioned having vertigo and passing out, that got my attention as symptoms that may be related to a spine issue. I'm guessing that when you are eating, you might be moving the position of your head or neck differently, and maybe this would bring on vertigo. I am a cervical spine surgery patient, and I had vertigo episodes related to the vertebrae in my neck shifting and twisting due to muscle spasms. At the time, I had spinal cord compression and a bad disc.
There is also another condition called thoracic outlet syndrome that I also have, and some patients with this do pass out because of blood supply being partially cutoff to the brain or arms particularly when turning the head or raising the arms. TOS can be caused by injuries at the same time as a spine injury like a whiplash. Basically, it is compression of nerves and blood vessels that travel from the neck through the shoulder to the arm. When cervical vertebrae twist from a spasm, it stretches the vertebral artery inside them, and that is part of the blood supply to the brain. If spine alignment also kinks that artery, it causes vertigo by altering the blood supply.
This may be something to check out with either a spine specialist or a vascular surgeon if you think that it may be related to your experience.
Jennifer