My 17 year old son has been having health problems we have been trying to chase down for the better part of a year. After many referrals, many tests and my dead ends, we think we finally have a correct diagnosis of pppd (Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness) -a disorder tha appears is going to be a nightmare to deal with and has potential to affect him for the rest of his life. We could use your the prayers of you wonderful people.
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Is this disorder related in any way to BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) or crystals in the ear? If so, I know a cure! Message me!!!!!!!!
Message me your cure. I have it and it sucks.
same here sucks big time
Hello fren , I have BPPV . Crystals in ear .. the other day I was unable to care for my special needs daughter for about an hour. Out of no where as I was walking to her room it knocked me into the couch, where I sat for an hour trying to calmly get over it . Its so messed up! Would u please tell me what u know because its horrible .
Post it here for everyone to see. Are you talking about those devices you can buy that you put on and move the floating bean through the tube by tilting your head, which essentially repositions the floating otolith inside your ear at the same time?
The 'particle repositioning maneuver' (or Epley Maneuver) is done with various methods. Here is one:
I can tell you first hand this maneuver works. It may have to be done 2 to 3 times before you see results. It's very disorienting at first so do not worry.
We find you do it 1 or 2 times the 1st day. Then one or two times the second day, and that should be all you need.
Depending on activity, you may have to do it once every 6 to 18 months as the crystals move around.
Not the same although the symptoms overlap. He has done the exercises to remove the crystals and it did not work.