Sunday, January 2, 2005

Ear Rocks!

Do you, like me, have occasional dizziness and vertigo? It could be due to BPPV -- BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO. It's due to "ear rocks" (really!) and has a simple treatment.

I've suffered from this for about 15 years off and on. So far the only remedy is
to use an anti-motion sickness medication like Meclizine. I'll try out the Epley maneuver and see how it works.

Update: It works pretty well. The Epley maneuver requires lying down and rolling the head in a particular motion. It's easy to do (especially with the help of someone) and seems to fix my dizziness more or less immediately. Amazing!

Tim

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