Positional Vertigo or I've Been Accused of Being Dizzy Before
Posted June 10th, 2008 at 03:19 PM by Garage Logician
The following is a description of my experience and must not in any way be considered a recommendation that you do this without a qualified therapist present. In other words don't try this at home.
After my heart surgery (a couple years ago) I discovered that lying down and rolling to my right produced rather intense dizziness. On a subsequent visit with my surgeon she explained it is called "Positional Vertigo" and it sometimes goes away with time, sometimes can be treated with specialized therapy or might not go away regardless. In my case it did go away after several months and all was well.
That is all was well until recently when it returned. I recalled a cardiac rehab therapist explaining the reason it happens is because the rocks in the head are in the wrong place. Of course it was said half jokingly but as he explained part of the sense of balance is achieved because of small rock like particles within the inner ear. They do move about and can get into an area that causes positional vertigo. He also explained they treat this in another part of the clinic and I could arrange for treatment if needed.
Not wishing to spend any of my limited funds I did a Google search (positional vertigo) first. While researching I found THIS VIDEO which explains the basic diagnosis and treatment. I'm pretty sure this is quite basic and leaves a great deal unexplained but since there was nothing drastic about it I decided to follow the basics and see what happened. Surprise of surprises - it worked for me. I did the maneuver once and the vertigo is at bay again. If it returns I will do it again and hope it solves the problem as it did the first time.
As I said the video leaves some things unanswered. For example: Should the maneuver be done only once or would repeating the maneuver several times be more effective?
Once again the disclaimer: The above is entirely intended for informational purposes and is not a recommendation that anyone attempt this without consulting their physician and being treated by a qualified therapist.
After my heart surgery (a couple years ago) I discovered that lying down and rolling to my right produced rather intense dizziness. On a subsequent visit with my surgeon she explained it is called "Positional Vertigo" and it sometimes goes away with time, sometimes can be treated with specialized therapy or might not go away regardless. In my case it did go away after several months and all was well.
That is all was well until recently when it returned. I recalled a cardiac rehab therapist explaining the reason it happens is because the rocks in the head are in the wrong place. Of course it was said half jokingly but as he explained part of the sense of balance is achieved because of small rock like particles within the inner ear. They do move about and can get into an area that causes positional vertigo. He also explained they treat this in another part of the clinic and I could arrange for treatment if needed.
Not wishing to spend any of my limited funds I did a Google search (positional vertigo) first. While researching I found THIS VIDEO which explains the basic diagnosis and treatment. I'm pretty sure this is quite basic and leaves a great deal unexplained but since there was nothing drastic about it I decided to follow the basics and see what happened. Surprise of surprises - it worked for me. I did the maneuver once and the vertigo is at bay again. If it returns I will do it again and hope it solves the problem as it did the first time.
As I said the video leaves some things unanswered. For example: Should the maneuver be done only once or would repeating the maneuver several times be more effective?
Once again the disclaimer: The above is entirely intended for informational purposes and is not a recommendation that anyone attempt this without consulting their physician and being treated by a qualified therapist.
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