Sjmarf to Today I [email protected]English • 9 hours agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square20arrow-up1221arrow-down12 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1219arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgSjmarf to Today I [email protected]English • 9 hours agomessage-square20 cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•8 hours agoCaloric stimulus is fun too, syringe of ice water in one ear and the pressure difference = mega drunk spins for 2 minutes
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 hours agoYes it is awful. A bad bout of vertigo can be totally incapacitating. I’ve been hospitalized for it twice because it can lead to dangerously uncontrollable vomiting. I think it’s the worse thing you can get that isn’t likely to kill you.
Caloric stimulus is fun too, syringe of ice water in one ear and the pressure difference = mega drunk spins for 2 minutes
Oh fuck that sounds awful.
Yes it is awful. A bad bout of vertigo can be totally incapacitating. I’ve been hospitalized for it twice because it can lead to dangerously uncontrollable vomiting. I think it’s the worse thing you can get that isn’t likely to kill you.