Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down13
arrow-up1312arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-square_bcron_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month agoCaloric stimulus is fun too, syringe of ice water in one ear and the pressure difference = mega drunk spins for 2 minutes
minus-squareJumpingspiderman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month 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.