Current Events > i have vertigo when i lay down to right side or move from that position.

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should i go to the doctor or it will subside in time? just happened today. i always sleep on my side, but today when i toss around on my bed, the movement seem to continue on after i stop moving. after that i realized it only happens from my right side.

what is it? ear damage?
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Ok
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it last maybe like 5 seconds to 10 at most and don't happen unless i lay down. i tried sitting and moving my head around, but no vertigo. after on bed i get dizzy because of motion sickness tho

@DarkRoast
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@Lost_All_Senses

I get that exact stuff too. It doesn't bother me tho. It just numbs my brain for a second while I try to recalibrate my position. It's not disruptive enough to worry me
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BPPV? Ill let the internist handle this one

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MrPeppers posted...

BPPV? Ill let the internist handle this one

Will it gone or i have to deal with it the rest of my life
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If I remember correctly its usually a diagnosis in the older population so its probably not BPPV. I can pull up some uptodate pages on it and tel you what I find. Its a little busy right now but just give me some time.

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MrPeppers posted...

If I remember correctly its usually a diagnosis in the older population so its probably not BPPV. I can pull up some uptodate pages on it and tel you what I find. Its a little busy right now but just give me some time.

thanks
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okay the motion sickness is gone now.

this morning was okay because i closed my eyes all the time, but before i laid down with my eyes open and the world turned upside down i was like "whoaaaa"
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Okay so i tried to do epley manuever at home, it seems to be working so far.

https://youtu.be/BtT2PDJVXlk
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Okay i tried tossing and turning, it doesnt spin anymore. I still have leftover nausea i think. I wont be eating tonight lol
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I get this when I lie on my back in the bench press position. It's been consistent for years and now I just have to avoid that position, or I could potentially be fucked up for days.

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Drpooplol posted...

I get this when I lie on my back in the bench press position. It's been consistent for years and now I just have to avoid that position, or I could potentially be fucked up for days.

Have you visit the doctors?
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That sounds like BPPV but you should go to a doctor to have it evaluated

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Bullet_Wing posted...

I had this for a few months. Doctor sent me to a specialist who said it was a form of vertigo caused by a virus attacking the inner ear on one side. The exercises did nothing for me because they are meant to break up crystals.

Those months were hell. There's not much worse than the room spinning while you're lying in bed.

I imagine it would be hell tonight if i didnt manage to get it settled. Imagine trying to sleep but you cant because you can feel the whole planet's rotation in your head

So fucking glad that epley manuever worked.
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apolloooo posted...

Have you visit the doctors?

No, I do have a hole in my eardrum, and doctors have said that could be contributing. They could try surgery to fix the hole, but it's expensive and I've heard a lot of stories of it not doing anything and the holes just opening back up. So I just avoid the position.

@DarkRoast am i being dumb

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Drpooplol posted...

No, I do have a hole in my eardrum, and doctors have said that could be contributing. They could try surgery to fix the hole, but it's expensive and I've heard a lot of stories of it not doing anything and the holes just opening back up. So I just avoid the position.

@DarkRoast am i being dumb

BPPV is caused by a dislodged "otolith" in a fluid filled canal called the labyrinth. It works almost identically to a gyroscope. Those otoliths are attached to hair that flow with the fluid either horizontally or vertically to tell your body your orientation in 3D space. If one dislodged, movement that causes that ear's otolith to float around will trigger vertigo. Hope that helps.

Usually it gets better with time. Usually.

Be sure to see a doctor about it to make sure it's nothing more serious.

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I guess I don't get the same thing. Yours sounds way more severe. I assumed it was just a few seconds at a time.
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