[NewCandle] New stuff for new year?

[Horace Heffner]

When I posted this response in January I had no idea how important  
the information would prove to be for me.  I've had 5 BPPV episodes  
in the last few months, the first one extremely severe.   I know it  
is BPPV because the Epley Maneuver takes care of it, or at least has  
so far.  Here is a great video of the maneuver for the case where the  
right ear down maximizes the problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa6t-Bpg494

I would love to find a dietary cure, if there be such.  I suspect if  
there is a dietary cause, it may be from the amount and/or type of  
calcium consumed, and the amount of some other compound that causes  
the calcium to precipitate out in the aural canal.  Just a guess. I  
suspect this due to the causative particles consisting largely of  
calcium.


On Jan 23, 2009, at 8:41 PM, Horace Heffner wrote:

>
> On Jan 23, 2009, at 6:49 PM, Kyle R. Mcallister wrote:
>
>
>> Regardless of my diet, the vertigo attacks and all remain.
>
> Somehow I missed the fact vertigo is the issue.  By vertigo do you  
> mean balance problems and dizziness? If so there may a quick simple  
> cure or a fairly easy though somewhat lengthy cure that involves  
> some computer feedback training and some exercises you do on your own.
>
> One thing that might provide a useful test is to ride around as a  
> passenger in a car and see if that provides relief of the symptoms  
> while you are in motion.  That worked for my wife when she had  
> dizziness.  She had an inner brain problem that required  
> computerized biofeedback training and exercises for 10 weeks, but  
> riding in the car provided some momentary relief at times.
>
> If what you have is dizziness then if possible you should go to a  
> dizziness (balance) specialist to diagnose the source of the  
> problem.  I don't know if you did that.  Sometimes it is an inner  
> ear thing, but sometimes it is related to the optic nerves or  
> central brain functions.  I think it is important to at least get  
> an expert diagnosis because the source of the problem could be life  
> threatening, like a cerebral aneurism.
>
> If you are lucky you might just have a form of BPPV (Benign  
> Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) that is treatable with the Epley  
> maneuver which can be accomplished in just a matter of minutes by a  
> balance specialist.
>
> If you want to avoid seeing a balance specialist you might have  
> some success with the Brandt-Daroff Exercises which you can do  
> yourself.  See:
>
> http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/disorders/bppv/bppv.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/cz25
>
> The above is just a starting place. There is lots of info on the  
> web.  Here is the association which can point you to a specialist  
> in your area:
>
> http://www.vestibular.org/
>
> See the "Find a Health Professional" link.
>
> Sorry I wasn't paying closer attention earlier.


Best regards,

Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/