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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / June 2006wisdom tooth extraction and dizziness
I met a very chatty lady last night who informed me that she recently had a wisdom tooth removed. Shortly after that she developed severe dizziness, but only when she was lying down. She already had tinnitus she told me later. But this lady has a friend who is a physiotherapist. And this friend started to do some prodding in her neck, also some stretching of the neck. Last night she had just come back from the physio friend. And her dizziness is slowly improving. Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://eebee.net/  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Possibly dizziness was from the drugs administered at the dentist office? Elly Byrne <elly@eebee.net.noway> wrote in part: >I met a very chatty lady last night who informed me that she recently >had a wisdom tooth removed. Shortly after that she developed severe [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Elly's Tinnitus Resources >http://eebee.net/ Such dizziness is usually benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). It is caused when the otoconia (calcium carbonate crystals) in the inner ear dislodge from their hair cells and float to abnormal positions. This can result from prolonged abnormal position of the head or head movements It can just go away, but often comes back. There's a very effective treatment (particle repositioning maneuver, sometimes called the Epley maneuver) that many ENTs can perform in their offices. SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG "The Epley manoeuvre - also known as canalith repositioning procedure. The patient's head is moved into four different postures. The head is held in each postural position for about half a minute." Is there any proof that these crystals actually exist - that they move position - that this position is reversed when the manoeuvre is done? Is that a proven fact? Or is that another medical supposition? I can accept that this manoeuvre will work in some cases. In how many cases? But suppose that it works for a totally different reason: It undoes the kink in the neck! It does sound like something a physiotherapist might do. Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://eebee.net/ >Elly Byrne <elly@eebee.net.noway> wrote in part: > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >treatment (particle repositioning maneuver, sometimes called the Epley >maneuver) that many ENTs can perform in their offices. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com Elly Byrne <elly@eebee.net.noway> wrote in part: >"The Epley manoeuvre - also known as canalith repositioning procedure. >The patient's head is moved into four different postures. The head is >held in each postural position for about half a minute." > >Is there any proof that these crystals actually exist Yes. > - that they move >position Yes. > - that this position is reversed when the manoeuvre is done? Not in humans, that I know of. It would destroy the inner ear to find out. >Is that a proven fact? Or is that another medical supposition? > >I can accept that this manoeuvre will work in some cases. In how many >cases? 90% or more are cured by the treatment, which takes just a few minutes. It only works when the ENT has learned the particular sequence of maneuvers, though. >But suppose that it works for a totally different reason: >It undoes the kink in the neck! I can't prove it doesn't...to your satisfaction. Why the precise sequence of movements that would move loose crystals through the semicircular canals to a zone where they wouldn't cause trouble (rather than other motions) relaxes the neck sure is a coincidence though. >It does sound like something a physiotherapist might do. If they learn the sequence of motions, sure. >Elly's Tinnitus Resources >http://eebee.net/ [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >>treatment (particle repositioning maneuver, sometimes called the Epley >>maneuver) that many ENTs can perform in their offices. Yes, SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG |
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