GearHead_1
Long Time Member
A couple of different things being discussed here. BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) and Ménière’s disease are not the same thing though there are some similarities and aren’t treated the same way with the exception of some of the motion sickness meds given. The symptoms seem to be much the same while the event is happening. I happen to have BPPV which can be helped dramatically by crystal manipulations and you can feel better almost immediately. First time I experienced it I was sure I was having a stroke. Once you learn the pattern to manipulate the crystals you can do it to yourself. Mine usually come on from a sudden movement of the head particularly when I’m lying on my back under a car and try to look back over my head. It’s horrible. My vision looks like picture frames going by slowly, you really can see the lines from frame to frame. I literally can’t walk until the crystals are back in place. Trying to walk when I have this is akin to watching someone who has too much to drink and is walking while they lean heavily to the back or one side, staggering the whole way.
Ménière’s disease is not such an easy animal to work with. My wife just so happens to have it, we’ve seen many specialists and found nothing that improves the condition. Her spells come out of the blue sometimes every 6 months or so and sometimes as long as 2 years in between spells. They include nausea (Oh so much vomiting) and all the other dizzy things associated with it. She literally can’t get out of bed without assistance for a week at a time. We’ve found nothing to help her except the passage of time, sometimes these spells hang on for up to a couple of weeks. Wish I could give you an easy fix.
@Coleroad, I did actually wonder after hearing your description and the speed at which she seemed to recover if she might not have BPPV. You can search the net, there are schematics of what it is involved in realigning the crystals. The procedure to re-align is a mirror image depending on which ear has the crystals out of alignment.
This likely won’t help her if the diagnosis is Ménière’s but if by some wild chance she has BPPV these may be of interest.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/canalith-repositioning-procedure/about/pac-20393315
https://youtu.be/9SLm76jQg3g
Ménière’s disease is not such an easy animal to work with. My wife just so happens to have it, we’ve seen many specialists and found nothing that improves the condition. Her spells come out of the blue sometimes every 6 months or so and sometimes as long as 2 years in between spells. They include nausea (Oh so much vomiting) and all the other dizzy things associated with it. She literally can’t get out of bed without assistance for a week at a time. We’ve found nothing to help her except the passage of time, sometimes these spells hang on for up to a couple of weeks. Wish I could give you an easy fix.
@Coleroad, I did actually wonder after hearing your description and the speed at which she seemed to recover if she might not have BPPV. You can search the net, there are schematics of what it is involved in realigning the crystals. The procedure to re-align is a mirror image depending on which ear has the crystals out of alignment.
This likely won’t help her if the diagnosis is Ménière’s but if by some wild chance she has BPPV these may be of interest.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/canalith-repositioning-procedure/about/pac-20393315
https://youtu.be/9SLm76jQg3g