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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

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Previously, I saw a blogger in the blogosphere treating his mother for BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo). In fact, after reading it, I realized that my dizziness at the time was a combination of three issues. Research on Headaches, Dizziness, and Migraines – ACEVS
The article did not continue discussing BPPV, but I felt better after trying it once.
At that time, my symptoms included occipital muscle strain, a stiff neck, looking up at a 45-degree angle to the left, seeing stars, and dizziness. By massaging my neck and looking up, the only symptom was that when I lay in bed, I usually slept on my right side and rarely on my left side; turning my head to the left would cause dizziness. Coincidentally, during those days, that blogger also posted about BPPV, and it was the first time I heard about it and left a comment. I didn't expect it to be my three symptoms combined.

Feeling like there was nothing to write, I ended up writing nothing. I researched and found that many people have different methods for repositioning. The method I used that time was sitting, then turning my head 45 degrees to the affected side, then lying down directly on that side, and after about 30 seconds, getting up without changing the direction of my head, letting my body fall towards the side I hadn't turned to. Repeating this felt normal, and I got better.

Today, around 9:00 AM, my child needed to be on my right side, and instinctively, I turned my back to him to prevent him from moving and kicking my abdomen. I lay on my left side, and in less than half an hour, I got up to use the restroom, feeling dizzy, and ended up sitting on the legs of my second child lying beside the bed. Thankfully, it was just one leg. The issue wasn't too serious.

I got hit again. I feel like my dizziness from riding in a four-wheeled vehicle is related to this.

I started sweating after a while. Probably out of fear. After using the restroom, I rested for a bit, but the problem persisted.

Using the previous method, the dizziness was severe. As soon as I lay down, I had to get up; otherwise, I felt like I would vomit, even on an empty stomach.

Then I went to a small site to check another method: kneeling, tilting my head back, supporting myself with both hands on the ground, letting my head touch the ground, holding each position for 30 seconds. When I bowed my head, it gradually felt heavier and quite uncomfortable. Then I turned my head towards the affected ear at a 45-degree angle and held it for half a minute. After that, I lifted my head, trying to extend forward without changing the angle of my head, and I could hear a crackling sound from the cartilage rubbing, though I wasn't sure of the exact location, just somewhere in my skull. Then I tilted my head back again. The first time, the dizziness was severe. The second time, my vision felt much clearer; I don't know if it was due to the good weather or something else. I recovered.

In ancient times, there seemed to be something called the "dizziness formation." That name is nice. Haha.

Note

BPPV, also known as Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, is caused by the displacement of otoliths, primarily manifested by intense rotational dizziness when the head position changes, often lasting within 60 seconds, accompanied by nystagmus, nausea, vomiting, and other discomforts.

The machine recovers about 150 each time. That blogger mentioned it. Saved some money again.

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