Canalith
Canalith
Writing about positional vertigo in plain language: what is actually happening in the inner ear, what to write down so an appointment is worth the wait, and what separates one repositioning manoeuvre from another. None of it is medical advice.
Turning towards one side in bed, tipping your head back at the sink, reaching for a top shelf: the same few movements, the same violent twenty seconds. What positional vertigo is, why it is so brief, and why it is so specific about position.
Read itA useful diary is not a longer diary. Eight fields, recorded in the first minute after an episode, answer most of what a clinician needs to narrow the field. Here is what each one is for.
Read itThree named procedures, three different ideas about what to do with a loose crystal. An explainer on how they differ in principle, and why which one applies to you is a question only a clinician's examination can answer.
Read itLooking for the practical side instead? The guides cover making your home safer during an episode, recording one accurately while it is happening, and preparing for a vestibular or ENT appointment.
Nothing here is medical advice, and none of it replaces an examination. Vertigo has many causes and telling them apart is a clinical job. If vertigo comes on suddenly and arrives with any of double vision, weakness or numbness on one side, trouble speaking or walking, a severe new headache, or new hearing loss, treat it as urgent and seek emergency care.