Do BPPV crystals dissolve?

The crystals that cause vertigo spells in BPPV come from the utricle, a gravity sensor in the ear. This sticky sensor is covered by crystals that are held to it by a meshwork of fibers connecting them to each other, rather like a very sticky cargo net.  When crystals break off the sensor, they canContinue reading “Do BPPV crystals dissolve?”

Vertigo from head turning: can you kink off blood flow to your brain?

Turning the head is very commonly associated with dizziness. If you have a sudden loss of function in one ear, turning the head will make the vertigo worse. People with BPPV have dizziness when the head is turned in bed, and sometimes when they are upright and make a head turn. During a Meniere attack,Continue reading “Vertigo from head turning: can you kink off blood flow to your brain?”