09-11-2021, 01:28 PM
Any update on the dizziness? If it's still a problem, I'll give my two cents worth.
The last thing I did in trying to pin down my problem was see a ENT specialist. Among other things, he checked me for BPPV. Nope.
But then he gave me a pep talk. He said that sometimes the brain and body get out of register for no apparent reason. It happened to a friend of his back in college. It even happened to the doc himself more recently. In both cases it went away after a month or two. He gave me a set of exercises designed to recalibrate the mind/body connection. Here's some examples. From a sitting position, stand up, circle in place clockwise, sit down. Stand up, circle in place counterclockwise, sit down. Repeat 10 times. Variation: Do this exercise with the eyes closed. Another exercise. From a sitting position, toss a ball from one hand to the other in a high arc well overhead, following it with your eyes. Toss it back the other way. Repeat at least 10 times. Another exercise. Standing, lift the right leg and pass a ball under it from right hand to left hand. Lift the left leg and pass the ball under it from left to right hand. Repeat 10 times. Another exercise. In a room with some space, target a place across the room, close your eyes, and walk across to it. Be careful with this one. Repeat 10 times. There are a few others. I was to do these exercises three times a day for two weeks, then check back with him.
Well, I did them for two weeks, got nothing out of it, and didn't see him again. But that's because I'm a quitter. Actually, some of my martial arts activities, especially bagua, are far more challenging, and I was doing those as well. Maybe there was something special about the dizziness exercises, and I should have stuck with them. But I didn't.
But seeing an ENT might be something to do, if the problem persists, and maybe some recalibration exercises would help you more than they did me.
The last thing I did in trying to pin down my problem was see a ENT specialist. Among other things, he checked me for BPPV. Nope.
But then he gave me a pep talk. He said that sometimes the brain and body get out of register for no apparent reason. It happened to a friend of his back in college. It even happened to the doc himself more recently. In both cases it went away after a month or two. He gave me a set of exercises designed to recalibrate the mind/body connection. Here's some examples. From a sitting position, stand up, circle in place clockwise, sit down. Stand up, circle in place counterclockwise, sit down. Repeat 10 times. Variation: Do this exercise with the eyes closed. Another exercise. From a sitting position, toss a ball from one hand to the other in a high arc well overhead, following it with your eyes. Toss it back the other way. Repeat at least 10 times. Another exercise. Standing, lift the right leg and pass a ball under it from right hand to left hand. Lift the left leg and pass the ball under it from left to right hand. Repeat 10 times. Another exercise. In a room with some space, target a place across the room, close your eyes, and walk across to it. Be careful with this one. Repeat 10 times. There are a few others. I was to do these exercises three times a day for two weeks, then check back with him.
Well, I did them for two weeks, got nothing out of it, and didn't see him again. But that's because I'm a quitter. Actually, some of my martial arts activities, especially bagua, are far more challenging, and I was doing those as well. Maybe there was something special about the dizziness exercises, and I should have stuck with them. But I didn't.
But seeing an ENT might be something to do, if the problem persists, and maybe some recalibration exercises would help you more than they did me.