Originally Posted by lauren_miller
I hope Jim feels better soon! I have had this problem my whole life and let me tell you, it sucks! It's just miserable! You can get him some over the counter motion sickness pills which help with the nausea but will make him sleepy.
The worst times for me was when I was just starting to lay down, as soon as the back of my head hit the pillow the room would go around and around and around. Every time you turn over the room goes around. It feels like your inside a top that wont stop spinning.
libby74;2931865 said:I will definately look into the ginger pills. The Dr gave Jim exercises to do . They make him even dizzier and very nausous. I will suggest him to hold the positions and see if that helps him.Originally Posted by flisssweetpea
Hubby had a bout of this after we disembarked from our transatlantic flight earlier in the year.
First thing - don't worry! There are things that you can do. Hubby has a brilliant Consultant who has run the whole gamut of tests as a precaution to make sure that there is nothing serious underlying this and we will get the final results in November BUT.....he is back to normal now.
Hubby's BPPV we believe was caused by the shifting of crystals in the inner/middle ear. They shift around and make contact with the little balance sensors and throw everything off balance. He would fall over when walking or getting in or out of bed. Lying in bed, if he moved his head the whole world would spin. He was nauseous and if he looked up would collapse in a heap on the ground without knowing what was causing it.
After he was referred to a Balance Clinic (and before the appointment came up) I did a bit of research to see what he could expect on the day and came across the Epley Manoeuvre, in the video they hold the position for 20 seconds, however in the recommendation from the balance clinic I looked at they held each position for 5 minutes and that is what we did at home.
There is no risk to doing this at home - hubby lay on the floor to do the manoeuvre and I timed him. we were sceptical that this would work - but it did! What's more, if you have an appointment with a Dr they will need to spend an hour doing this if you haven't done it already, to see whether crystals is causing the BPPV.
When we went to the consultant, he was astonished that we had tried this (most people don't know about it) but delighted too because it diagnosed the condition and meant he could move straight onto the next stage of the diagnosis/treatment.
Hubby hasn't had any recurrence of this condition since performing the manoeuvre!
Hope it helps
I'm late to this thread, but relieved that it's stopped! that there's no recurrence.Originally Posted by mbjerkness
He's better the vertigo is gone
