Hacking my inner ear

In April 2015 I suddenly found myself getting dizzy as I bent down – to the extent where I actually fell over at one point. I went to see a doctor but didn’t get a diagnosis.

A medical student I know suggested it might be BPPV - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, and with that in mind I researched it and found what turned out to be a cure.

See the full notes for more details: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2109/full_shownotes.html

Links

Wikipedia article on BPPV: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benign_paroxysmal_positional_vertigo

Wikipedia article on the inner ear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_ear

Vestibule: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibule_of_the_ear

Semicircular canals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicircular_canals

Epley manoeuvre:

Wikipedia article on the manoeuvre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epley_maneuver

YouTube animation showing the manoeuvre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SLm76jQg3g