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Default Oct 10, 2019 at 02:36 AM
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my pcp referred me to a dpt (doctor of physical therapy) who specializes in inner ear conditions to try to figure out why i have vertigo. at one point in the exam, the dpt shook my head left and right for about five to ten seconds. that sounds like a short time but it felt long to me. afterwards i asked him if what he did was safe and of course he said yes but i am still leery.. i have a follow-up visit with him the day after today and don't want him to do that to me again. does anyone know if this is a normal diagnostic tool?
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Yeah he is probably trying to dislodge tiny crystals in your inner ear. Its called the Epley maneuver (google it), theres one you can do on your own, or there are a few a doctor can do. My aunt had it done, she said it felt like she was flying - by which i guess she meant she got very dizzy! But it fixed it. But she said it was horrible!
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Default Oct 10, 2019 at 03:42 AM
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i am not sure if it was the epley maneuver. i youtubed the epley and it did not involve moving the head quickly right and left. i did ask about the crystals but he did not think that was the problem. he tried to explain but i didn't totally understand what he saying. something to do with degradation due to aging or maybe circulation issue? i just found some articles re hs-sot (head shaking-sensory organization test). i think that is what was done to me. he stopped the shaking abruptly to gauge the aftereffects in my eyes. that might a diagnostic tool but i will not let that be done to me again even though i have felt fine since the exam. it's not normal for the head to be shaken like that and i don't want any risk of brain injury. i hope he has enough to go on already. he gave me some eye exercises. tx unaluna!
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Default Oct 14, 2019 at 07:36 AM
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I suffered a severe concussion after going head first down a flight of concrete steps back in March. It left me with a lot of balance and dizziness problems. One of my problems was that whenever I lay down, I felt like the room was spinning uncontrolably. The neurologist did this thing where she shook and really twisted my head back and forth and then dropped my head down really low. It was a really weird feeling, but she said it was to move the crystals in my ears that had been dislodged in the fall. It totally fixed the problem for me.

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