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‘I felt seasick and drunk all the time’: Cricket legend Justin Langer opens up on his secret health battle which got so bad he almost quit as Australian coach
- Justin Langer has been fighting migraines, tinnitus, hearing issues and vertigo
- The 50-year-old said symptoms nearly made him quit as Australian cricket coach
- Ear issues inspired Langer to be ambassador for Ear Science Institute Australia
Australian cricket champion Justin Langer has opened up on his secret battle with a debilitating illness that left him considering quitting as national coach.
The 50-year-old former opening batsman began suffering from ‘horrible’ migraines, tinnitus, hearing problems and vertigo while at the Cricket World Cup in England in 2019.
‘For about 10 months, it literally felt like I was seasick and drunk the whole time,’ Langer told The West Australian.
The constant symptoms had Langer thinking he had a tumour in his ear, like his father Colin did 25 years before.
Justin Langer (pictured with Michael Clarke at The County Ground in England in 2019) has been fighting migraines, tinnitus, hearing issues and vertigo
But while brain scans found no signs of cancer, the Perth born coach was still suffering from crippling symptoms, leaving him concerned for his future.
‘I got to a point where I was feeling so unwell and not having the answers, I wasn’t sure that I would keep going in my job because it was just so stressful,’ he said.
After 10 months of hell, Langer began having treatment for vertigo and migraines.
He had suffered through bouts of vertigo before, submitting to scary three week blocks of dizziness while coaching the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League.
The 105-Test veteran described vertigo as the ‘worst feeling in the world’ but has started making positive steps in recovery through physiotherapy.
The 50-year-old (pictured with wife Sue and daughter Jessica) said his symptoms nearly made him quit as Australian cricket coach
Langer is also being treated for vestibular migraines, but continues to feel the effects of tinnitus.
Symptoms began rapidly, leaving Langer wondering if getting hit in the head while batting in his cricket career contributed to his condition.
‘It was really weird. It literally just came on. We’re in England for the World Cup and one day I wake up and I describe as like in Star Wars, the light sabres when they start hitting each other,’ he said.
‘It was a constant in my left ear. It was so bizarre and I’m not sure how it started.’
Both Langer and his father’s ear issues inspired him to become Ear Science Institute Australia’s ambassador for 2021 to draw attention to hearing problems.
Ear issues inspired Langer (pictured with his father Colin) to become an ambassador for Ear Science Institute Australia in 2021
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