It’s sobering to be told that you aren’t really special. Well, that’s the diagnosis I got his afternoon from my physician, after he peered into my ears, took my blood pressure and pulse and made me sit up and lie down a couple of times. I have something called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which is is one of the most common causes of vertigo. ‘Common’. Huh. Not a word I usually associate with myself. But there you have it. Something to do with a transitory thickening of the fluid in my inner ear – the mechanism that stabilizes us. “Symptoms of BPPV include dizziness (light-headedness), imbalance, difficulty concentrating, and nausea. Activities that bring on symptoms can vary in each person, but symptoms are…
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