* Treated for Vertigo
So a while back I posted about “Interesting Dizziness Cause”. Today I got treated for it.I’m going to explain this because I think it’s really cool.When the car hit me, it knocked some crystals loose in my ear canal. Did you know you all have these?I guess there is a river of jelly stuff in your ear, and there are crystals floating around in there.. when you turn, bend, move, etc those crystals drag through the gel and stimulate nerves to send signals to the brain to tell you which way is up etc. There is also a little river of water beneath that gel.When I got hit, it knocked my crystals out of the gel and into the water.. so when I tilt my head certain ways, I experience vertigo. My eyes start to jiggle around and I’m disoriented and nauseas until the crystals settle somewhere. To diagnose this, they had me lay down with my head to one side while I worked to keep my eyes open.. they watched my eyes as they started sort of spinning back and forth like if you were turning a doorknob. The intensity of the spin and how long it lasts tells them how severe the vertigo is.On my left side I barely had any movement; but on my right side they said it was severe.. which is why I get nauseas etc.So this morning, an audiologist had me do some moves with my head and body to try and reposition the crystals so they aren’t sending the wrong signals… as a result, I have to pretend I have a book on my head for 24 hours.. cant look up or down or lay down. I have to sleep sitting up tonight.Are our bodies interesting or what??PaulaAlso interesting is the fact that this very morning, MSNBC posted an article about the exact manuever, called the Epley Manuever. (I used to have a link to the article here; but, the article expired. Here is more information about the condition etc: http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/bppv/bppv.html)