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Woke up early Saturday so dizzy I could hardly stand. Turns out there's a loose stone in my head (who knew?) that's rattling around in my inner ear and affecting my balance. Got some medicine from the doctor, but it knocks me out. So my choices for this weekend have been either sleep or feeling like I just got off a slightly too-long ride on a playground merry-go-round.
On the plus side, it is quite a bit better today than yesterday. This morning the room was not spinning when I woke up like yesterday, and in fact I've found that if I keep my head still then I'm pretty much ok. It is only when I tilt or rotate my head that I get in trouble. I managed to - carefully - do a bit of laundry today and I'm watching TV, but unfortunately the xmas shopping and decorating I'd had planned for this weekend was not to be. Things like driving a car and climbing on ladders don't sound like things I should be attempting at the moment.- Show previous comments 3 more
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@Illusion of Terra the stones in question are calcium carbonate crystals. They apparently are part of structures (otolith organs) in the ear that let your ear detect head orientation. For a variety of reasons they can occasionally become dislodged and interfere with the process. They listed a few - head trauma, disease - but none seemed applicable in my case. I'm old enough that it may just be they're wearing out and breaking down after all these years.
