I have 'hydroscephalus,' wherein fluid accumulates within blood vessels and has to be withdrawn occasionally. The process is not difficult, but does require expertise of a neurosurgeon.

dear Elleng, I hope you did not think I was being too flip about my stupid room-spinning. I'm sorry your vertigo has such a serious cause--I dismiss mine because I'm believing with no evidence that my problem comes from fluid in my ears. I was really stupid, now I think about it, to act so silly about what, for many, is a very serious condition. Please accept my apology.

My only 'real' problem is need to travel from southern MD to Baltimore occasionally for check ups.

His Dr wanted to prescribe tranquilizers for him which would have kept him doped up but not feeling the nausea and dizziness. I had been reading about the Epley Maneuver and asked if he could try that first. She said if I could find a PT place that did it, she’d prescribe a trial. I found our Uniersity PT clinic did it. After 2 sessions, the vertigo was totally gone. It repositions the “ballast” in the inner ear that has been displaced and was causing his vertigo.

Sending healing thoughts your way.

I can do it at home watching YouTube instructions. Luckily my episodes are much less frequent these days. When I first got one years ago, we rushed to the ER. I had a terrible panic attack with it, thinking I was dying. The ER doctor taught me the Epley. Now I just shrug and say, "Those pesky inner ear crystals are cavorting again," and do the maneuver. It's not fun though.

of falling.

My doctor had me drink about 1/8 teaspoon of salt in an 8ounce glass of water several times a day.

Vertigo disappeared pretty quickly.

I would talk to your doctor in case extra salt is a concern for you.

I've only experienced it twice but both times I tried the Epley after watching a few YouTube videos and found it immediately effective.

There may be types of vertigo that it doesn't address, but if it's the loose little crystals inside your ears causing the problem, it works like a charm.

- high blood pressure (BP) or for heart health, check your BP regularly. If it is low, talk to your physician immediately. Vertigo is a side effect for many of these meds.

One Epley maneuver was sufficient.

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Be off but bonnine pills ( motion or sea sick ) pills also helped me

So far, it has worked. Terrible feeling to have it so badly that you can't lift your head off the pillow and vomit because of it. Very debilitating.

probably related to vestibular migraines and correlated in some way I haven't figured out yet with sudden changes in our barometric pressure or tangentially related to the impact the weather has on my sinus cavities--just a guess of course.

Luckily, I used to listen to an XM channel called "Reach MD" that is programming by doctors for doctors and they did a program on vertigo. There are different types, including things that people call vertigo but are actually something else. The most common form is benign positional vertigo and the way you can stop it--in most instances--are some maneuvers we can do ourselves. The most famous is the Epley Maneuver. There's another one I find easier where you get down on your hands and knees and turn your head before repositioning your body. These are too hard to explain in writing, so I'm trying to find a link to something more helpful.

If you Google "Epley Maneuver" or "alternatives to the Epley Maneuver" or maneuvers to terminate vertigo episodes you will get some really helpful videos too!

The good news is that if these maneuvers work, you know that your vertigo is more likely than not benign. I'm sorry you are experiencing this. It is very unsettling. The other thing is: What do you do if vertigo strikes you while you are doing something out in public, or something physical? To perform the Epley you need a bed or a surface of some kind to lay down on. I worry about getting an episode while driving on a freeway. I had one episode while walking my dog at night but it wasn't too bad. I tried to focus my eyes on a light in the horizon until it wore off. The most unsettling aspect to me is when I've lost control over my eye movements and they quickly shift left and right as the room is spinning when it's actually not and I'm sitting totally still.

We have these really important tiny crystals in our inner ear (the way I understand it) and they are supposed to be in one place, but if they get jostled out of the little canal where they are supposed to be it sends the message to our brain that we are in motion when we are not (or something like that). Truly, good luck! I hope it's just a temporary condition for you that won't repeat.

https://movement-x.com/neurological-conditions/top-4-maneuvers-for-vertigo-treatment-at-home/