Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1324arrow-down13
arrow-up1321arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareToday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up56·1 month agoNow learn about the epley maneuver.
minus-square_bcron_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoCaloric stimulus is fun too, syringe of ice water in one ear and the pressure difference = mega drunk spins for 2 minutes
minus-squareJumpingspiderman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYes it is awful. A bad bout of vertigo can be totally incapacitating. I’ve been hospitalized for it twice because it can lead to dangerously uncontrollable vomiting. I think it’s the worse thing you can get that isn’t likely to kill you.
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoI had bppv a few months ago. It sucks but the epley stuff worked to clear it up.
Now learn about the epley maneuver.
Caloric stimulus is fun too, syringe of ice water in one ear and the pressure difference = mega drunk spins for 2 minutes
Oh fuck that sounds awful.
Yes it is awful. A bad bout of vertigo can be totally incapacitating. I’ve been hospitalized for it twice because it can lead to dangerously uncontrollable vomiting. I think it’s the worse thing you can get that isn’t likely to kill you.
I had bppv a few months ago. It sucks but the epley stuff worked to clear it up.