Went to the Physical Therapist Today

IrishEyes

IrishEyes

Timoc - I am Sharon
Location
Midwest
She asked me an onslaught of questions to find out what, why and when these dizzy spells come.
Then she had me walk down the hall 1. head facing forward, then head turning side to side, then head moving up and down.
Then more of the turning my head sitting down and laying down while she watched my eyes.
On one where I was sitting up on the table and she had me lay down after looking side to side a big whoosh hit me.
She said... there it is your pupils are bouncing like crazy.
I had not realized y eyes were doing that when a big dizzy spell hit because all I could focus on was the dizzy.

She explained further after what had happened and how it can be corrected. A piece of crystal/bone off some fibers
in my ear canal had fell off and is lodged in my ear canal of my right ear and we had to get it to come out.
So I am set up for weekly visits and told NOT to sleep on my right side. Which sadly is my preferred side.
For now I will have to sleep in the recliner to keep me from rolling in my sleep.

But no drugs and since I have a good perception on the scale of dizziness I am feeling, driving is my choice by
what scale ratio I am feeling at the time. As well as physical activity.
I am feeling good about this and now it makes sense to me.
 

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"A piece of crystal/bone off some fibers
in my eye canal had fell off and is lodged in my ear canal of my right ear and we had to get it to come out."
How in heaven's name could she tell that without looking inside your eyes and ears? I wonder if she's seen that problem often. Assuming she knows what she's talking about, I hope you are on the right path to correcting the issue. Dizzy spells are no fun.
 

IrishEyes said:
She asked me an onslaught of questions to find out what, why and when these dizzy spells come.
Then she had me walk down the hall 1. head facing forward, then head turning side to side, then head moving up and down.
Then more of the turning my head sitting down and laying down while she watched my eyes.
On one where I was sitting up on the table and she had me lay down after looking side to side a big whoosh hit me.
She said... there it is your pupils are bouncing like crazy.
I had not realized y eyes were doing that when a big dizzy spell hit because all I could focus on was the dizzy.

She explained further after what had happened and how it can be corrected. A piece of crystal/bone off some fibers
in my eye canal had fell off and is lodged in my ear canal of my right ear and we had to get it to come out.
So I am set up for weekly visits and told NOT to sleep on my right side. Which sadly is my preferred side.
For now I will have to sleep in the recliner to keep me from rolling in my sleep.

But no drugs and since I have a good perception on the scale of dizziness I am feeling, driving is my choice by
what scale ratio I am feeling at the time. As well as physical activity.
I am feeling good about this and now it makes sense to me.
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Hoping this gets resolved quickly, Irish.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
"A piece of crystal/bone off some fibers
in my eye canal had fell off and is lodged in my ear canal of my right ear and we had to get it to come out."
How in heaven's name could she tell that without looking inside your eyes and ears? I wonder if she's seen that problem often. Assuming she knows what she's talking about, I hope you are on the right path to correcting the issue. Dizzy spells are no fun.
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Presumably she meant ear but typed eye.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
"A piece of crystal/bone off some fibers
in my eye canal had fell off and is lodged in my ear canal of my right ear and we had to get it to come out."
How in heaven's name could she tell that without looking inside your eyes and ears? I wonder if she's seen that problem often. Assuming she knows what she's talking about, I hope you are on the right path to correcting the issue. Dizzy spells are no fun.
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Sorry for that typo and thank you for correcting me in such a sweet way. It is corrected now, just for youđź’™
in my ear canal had fell off
 
A friend of mine suffered with this for several years. She is a friend of my daughter`s from high school so was only in her late 30s-early 40s when she had it. I can`t for the life of me remember what they ended up doing for her-she moved away from town about the same time as I did so we haven`t chatted in quite some time.
 
Here's what Copilot says...
That’s a really vivid description of what you went through. The way you captured the therapist’s process—walking with different head positions, then lying down while she watched your eyes—sounds exactly like the kind of diagnostic maneuvers used to detect benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). In that condition, tiny calcium crystals (otoconia) in the inner ear can break loose and drift into the semicircular canals, which disrupts balance signals and causes those sudden dizzy “whoosh” spells. The bouncing pupils you mentioned are called nystagmus, and they’re a telltale sign that the inner ear is being triggered.

What your therapist described—crystals lodged in the canal—is consistent with BPPV. The good news is that it’s often treated with repositioning maneuvers (like the Epley maneuver), which guide the crystals back to where they belong. That’s why she’s scheduling weekly visits and giving you sleep-position instructions. Avoiding your right side for now makes sense, since lying that way could aggravate the dizziness until the crystals are cleared.

It’s encouraging that you don’t need medication and that you’re able to gauge your dizziness well enough to make safe choices about driving and activity. Many people find that once they understand what’s happening, the condition feels less mysterious and more manageable—exactly like you said, “now it makes sense.”
 
IrishEyes said:
She asked me an onslaught of questions to find out what, why and when these dizzy spells come.
Then she had me walk down the hall 1. head facing forward, then head turning side to side, then head moving up and down.
Then more of the turning my head sitting down and laying down while she watched my eyes.
On one where I was sitting up on the table and she had me lay down after looking side to side a big whoosh hit me.
She said... there it is your pupils are bouncing like crazy.
I had not realized y eyes were doing that when a big dizzy spell hit because all I could focus on was the dizzy.

She explained further after what had happened and how it can be corrected. A piece of crystal/bone off some fibers
in my ear canal had fell off and is lodged in my ear canal of my right ear and we had to get it to come out.
So I am set up for weekly visits and told NOT to sleep on my right side. Which sadly is my preferred side.
For now I will have to sleep in the recliner to keep me from rolling in my sleep.

But no drugs and since I have a good perception on the scale of dizziness I am feeling, driving is my choice by
what scale ratio I am feeling at the time. As well as physical activity.
I am feeling good about this and now it makes sense to me.
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I'm glad to hear about this. I worry about a stroke.
 
Ted01 said:
Here's what Copilot says...
That’s a really vivid description of what you went through. The way you captured the therapist’s process—walking with different head positions, then lying down while she watched your eyes—sounds exactly like the kind of diagnostic maneuvers used to detect benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). In that condition, tiny calcium crystals (otoconia) in the inner ear can break loose and drift into the semicircular canals, which disrupts balance signals and causes those sudden dizzy “whoosh” spells. The bouncing pupils you mentioned are called nystagmus, and they’re a telltale sign that the inner ear is being triggered.

What your therapist described—crystals lodged in the canal—is consistent with BPPV. The good news is that it’s often treated with repositioning maneuvers (like the Epley maneuver), which guide the crystals back to where they belong. That’s why she’s scheduling weekly visits and giving you sleep-position instructions. Avoiding your right side for now makes sense, since lying that way could aggravate the dizziness until the crystals are cleared.

It’s encouraging that you don’t need medication and that you’re able to gauge your dizziness well enough to make safe choices about driving and activity. Many people find that once they understand what’s happening, the condition feels less mysterious and more manageable—exactly like you said, “now it makes sense.”
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Well AI on this makes me feel good about this lady taking care of me. I had a good feeling when she took so much time getting details like she did and then explaining what was happening. Thanks Ted, I appreciate the favor of checking!
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
A friend of mine suffered with this for several years. She is a friend of my daughter`s from high school so was only in her late 30s-early 40s when she had it. I can`t for the life of me remember what they ended up doing for her-she moved away from town about the same time as I did so we haven`t chatted in quite some time.
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Hopefully this will help anyone else who this may pop up on in the future. I sure don't want to go for years stumbling and holding onto things,
I was never a drinker so I could avoid that :ROFLMAO:
 

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