BPPV _Whoa_ 27Feb19

When in AZ recently and after a day on the mtn bike trails and in the jacuzzi, I noticed I'd get dizzy when looking up under something - which I did a lot building Letha's new TV stand. Weird. I then generalized the sense and was able to repeat the sensation at will by tilting my head. Not good; something was definitely wrong with me. It wasn't dangerous if I kept my head upright or I left my head still lying down - so I could drive and sleep, and probably ride, and maybe ski. Still, I got an appointment with my doc but it was 4 months out! I knew what to do; I thought it was something with my inner ear and my buddy Yoho is an expert of the head, but he was in Palm Springs golfing and lolling about. We spoke on the phone though and in ~5 minutes he remotely diagnosed my ailment as BPPV, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, which occurs when crystals (otoconia) dislodge from the utrical and get trapped in the ear canal and float loose in fluid and bump into the hairs reading the orientation of the head for brain & eye usage. These crystal bumps on hairs confuse the whole feedback system. Sheesh. The good news is that BPPV is treatable by pro PT folks, or personally if you can move your head sequentially into certain positions which will flow the crystal(s) out of the canal. Else it will go away on its own in 6 weeks or so. I performed the Epley Maneuver as Jim recommended and it worked! GR8 advice from Dr Jim - thanks.