BPPV

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - I had this condition about 5 years ago. Simply put, there are tiny crystals in the inner ear that affect your balance. When they migrate to the wrong part of the ear, the brain gets confused and you experience vertigo. When I researched this 5 years ago, I found a simple treatment, The Epley Maneuver, which Sarah helped me with and it worked. For the past 3 weeks or so I have been feeling dizzy again and the symptoms are consistent with BPPV. I realized I could do the maneuver on my own and tried it a week ago. It helped; The vertigo went from major to minor. Then this morning, I was sitting at the table reading and started feeling dizzy just sitting there. Weird sensation. And my first reaction was to get up and start doing things that I might not be able to do if it gets worse. Kind of counter intuitive to go lurching about the house just to wash dishes, do laundry and make the bed. But I had to make the bed so that I could lie down on it and do the maneuver. Anyhow, here's hoping the Epley works. It's no fun to bump into walls and risk being mistaken for a drunk!