This week I spent 2 days in the hospital due to BPPV. I had a pronounced bilateral presentation. I feel good now via Epley, Hall Pike, supine roll. For years I have been very sensitive to carnival rides, exiting a dentist chair, getting up too fast following sit-ups. I wrote this all off as “normal.”Continue reading “Can mild dizziness turn into severe vertigo?”
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Is my vertigo Meniere’s?
(My doctor) says I have beginning of Meniere’s but I truly don’t believe so. I only have one symptom, vertigo, no loss of hearing or ringing at time of the episode. My vertigo comes on when my left ear is plugged and feels full of fluid due to allergies, (which I always have). Usually itContinue reading “Is my vertigo Meniere’s?”
What happens to BPPV crystals after maneuvers remove them?
After successful maneuvers, one of our readers wondered about the fate of the removed crystals. Do they go back to their original position in the gravity sensor, get washed away from the inner ear, or dissolve? If so, can they regenerate? The otoconia are the crystals of calcium carbonate in the inner ear that areContinue reading “What happens to BPPV crystals after maneuvers remove them? “