Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1331arrow-down13
arrow-up1328arrow-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 · 24 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down1·edit-224 days agoYep. It sucks. My doc joked that we all have rocks in our heads, har har. It can sometimes be treated with a simple technique (more info below, also mentioned in the article above). When it works, it brings amazing relief. Unfortunately it doesn’t always work. An ENT specialist can help you with it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epley_maneuver
Yep. It sucks. My doc joked that we all have rocks in our heads, har har.
It can sometimes be treated with a simple technique (more info below, also mentioned in the article above). When it works, it brings amazing relief.
Unfortunately it doesn’t always work. An ENT specialist can help you with it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epley_maneuver